rad (3)EnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishrad3 /rad / ▸ noun Physics a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to the absorption of 0.01 joule per kilogram of absorbing material. – ORIGIN 1950s: acronym from radiation absorbed dose.
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