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sievert

/ˈsiː.vət/US/ˈsiː.vɚt/

sievert noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.

Noun

sievert (plural sieverts)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.

Proper noun capitalized: Sievert

Sievert (plural Sieverts)

  1. A surname.

sievert meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Thai

sievert in Malay

SI unit of radiation dose
sievert

sievert in Indonesian

SI unit of radiation dose
sievert

sievert in Thai

SI unit of radiation dose
ซีเวิร์ต sii-wə̂ət

Forms of sievert

Noun
pluralsieverts
Proper noun
pluralSieverts

Origin of sievert

From Swedish Sievert. Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.

Borrowed from Swedish Sievert, ultimately from Old Norse Sigurþór.

Words formed from sievert

Questions about sievert

What does sievert mean?
Sievert means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.
What is sievert in Malay?
Sievert in Malay is sievert. See Sievert meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is sievert?
Sievert can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sievert?
Sievert is pronounced /ˈsiː.vət/ (UK).
What is the plural of sievert?
The plural of sievert is sieverts.

Words near sievert in the dictionary

  1. siever
  2. sievers
  3. Sievers' law
  4. Sievers's law
  5. Sieversian
  6. sievert
  7. sieverts
  8. Sieverts' law
  9. sieves
  10. sievesful
  11. sieveyer

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