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Rad

noun

A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.

The unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees). Synonym: radian.

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"Rad" Quotes from Famous Books

... his ladye, feir of face, She seyd, "Without consent of me, That an Outlaw suld cum befor a King; I am right rad[108] of treasonrie. Bid him be gude to his lordis at hame, For Edinburgh my lord ...

— Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3) • Walter Scott

... do," remarked Tom, after testing the magneto, and finding that it gave a fat, hot spark. "That ought to send us along in good shape. Got all the gas in, Rad?" ...

— Tom Swift in Captivity • Victor Appleton

... Taillefer, der so gerne singt 5 Im Hofe, wenn er das Rad am Brunnen schwingt, Im Saale, wann er das Feuer schueret und facht, Wann er abends sich legt und wann ...

— A Book Of German Lyrics • Various

Words linked to "Rad" : angular unit, radian