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kerma

kerma noun: the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.

Noun

kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)

  1. The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.

Forms of kerma

pluralkermas

Origin of kerma

Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.

Words formed from kerma

Phrases with kerma

Questions about kerma

What does kerma mean?
Kerma means the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.
What part of speech is kerma?
Kerma is a noun.
What is the plural of kerma?
The plural of kerma is kermas.

Words near kerma in the dictionary

  1. Kerleys
  2. Kerlin
  3. Kerlins
  4. kerlix
  5. kerls
  6. kerma
  7. Kermadec Islands
  8. Kermadec petrel
  9. Kermadec petrels
  10. Kerman
  11. Kermanji

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