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half-life meaning in Tamil

அரைவாழ்வுக் காலம் araivāḻvuk kālam

/ˈhæfˌlaɪf/

half-life in Tamil: அரைவாழ்வுக் காலம் (araivāḻvuk kālam). In English, half-life means the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.

Tamil words for half-life

time in physics
அரைவாழ்வுக் காலம் araivāḻvuk kālam

English meaning of half-life

  1. noun The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
  2. noun In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.
  3. noun The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacological, physiologic, or radiological activity.
  4. noun The amount of time it takes for an idea or a fashion to lose half of its influential power.

Full definition of half-life

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Questions about half-life in Tamil

What is the meaning of half-life in Tamil?
Half-life in Tamil is அரைவாழ்வுக் காலம் (araivāḻvuk kālam).
half-life என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Half-life: அரைவாழ்வுக் காலம் (araivāḻvuk kālam).
What does half-life mean in English?
Half-life means the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.

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