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rad

2 [rad]
noun
1.
Informal. radical.
adjective
2.
Slang. fine; wonderful.
Origin:
by shortening of radical

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rad1 (ræd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a former unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose equivalent to an energy absorption per unit mass of 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 rad is equivalent to 0.01 gray
 
[C20: shortened from radiation]

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rad2
 
—symbol for
radian

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rad
"x-ray dose unit," 1918, shortened form of radiation (q.v.). As shortened form of radical (n.), it is attested in political slang from 1820. Teen slang sense of "extraordinary, wonderful" is from late 1970s (see radical).
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Medical Dictionary

rad 1 (rād)
n.
A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material.

rad 2
abbr.
radian

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rad   (rād)  Pronunciation Key 
A unit used to measure energy absorbed by a material from radiation. One rad is equal to 100 ergs per gram of material. Many scientists now measure this energy in grays rather than in rads.
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rad definition


An acronym for radiation absorbed dose. A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation.

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rad definition

[ræd]
  1. n.
    a radical person. (California.) : My brother is a rad, but he's a good guy.
  2. mod.
    great; wonderful; excellent; exciting. (California. From radical.) : Oh my God, that's, like, really rad!
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rad

  1. radian

  2. radiation absorbed dose

  3. Slang radical (that is, excellent)

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