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Definition: Rad |
RadNoun1. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. 2. The unit of plane angle adopted under the System International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "rad" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
"Rad" is a common misspelling or typo for: brad, grad, raid, rat, raw, read, red, rid, road, rod. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | RAD |
Energy | The special unit for radiation absorbed dose, which is the amount of energy from any type of ionizing radiation (e.g., alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons, etc.) deposited in any medium (e.g., water, tissue, air). A dose of one rad means the absorption of 100 ergs (a small but measurable amount of energy) per gram of absorbing tissue (100 rad = 1 gray). (references) |
| A unit of measure of absorbed radiation. Acronym forradiation absorbeddose. One rad equals 100 ergs of radiation energy per gram of absorbing material. (references) | |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | The unit af absorbed dose equal to O. 01 J/kg or 100 erg/g. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | Unit for absorbed radiation dose, now superseded by the gray and equivalent ot 1/100th Gy. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Radian is abbreviated rad.Rad is also an obsolete unit of radiation dose, equal to 0.01 joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of tissue.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Rad."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
RAD | English | Rig automation drilling | Mining |
Rad | French | Radiant | Meteorology & Standards |
| Rad. | Dutch | Radiaal,hoek | Transportation |
| Rad LV | English | Radiation Leuk(a)emia Virus | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: RadSynonym: radian (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Rad |
| Specialty definitions using "rad": inequilibrium ♦ Quality factor ♦ Rapid Application Development ♦ TLAs ♦ Very high radiation area. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Rad" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (wheel), German (bicycle, bike, cartwheel, Castor, cycle, gearwheel, wheel), Norwegian (interference), Portuguese (rad), Serbo-Croatian (business, labor, labour, open, running, willing, work, working), Slovene (like, likely), Swedish (circle, course, file, line, range, rank, row, sequence, set, streak, succession, tier, train, turn). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Rad zida grad (1974) Ribnican bi rad plesal (1956) Das Rad (2001) Vsetko co mam rad (1992) Rad Mobile (1990) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Et godt rad, x C, det Konservative folkeparti. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Sun rad servers in cfm 1" by Balázs Kovács Commentary: "Our sun rads." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Thailand | Under the provisions of the Religious Organizations Act of 1969, the RAD recognizes a new religion if a national census shows that it has at least 5,000 adherents, has a uniquely recognizable theology, and is not politically active. (references) |
Thailand | The number of foreign missionaries officially registered with the Government is limited to a quota that originally was established by the RAD in 1982. The quota is divided along both religious and denominational lines and is considered sensitive for this reason. (references) | |
Thailand | In 1998 the National Security Council and the House Standing Committee on Religion, Arts, and Cultural Affairs initiated an investigation into the alleged "cultish practices" of the Hope of Thai People Foundation after complaints were filed at the RAD by parents claiming that their children had isolated themselves from friends and family after joining the church. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Rad" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 60.47% of the time. "Rad" is used about 43 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 60.47% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Noun (proper) | 30.23% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Unclassified Items | 9.3% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 43 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "rad" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Rad | Last name | 200 | 37,083 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | Nippon RAD Inc. | USA | Bio Rad Laboratories Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "rad": rad-ical. | |
Ending with "rad": Bio-rad. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
rad | 666 | rad light | 13 |
bio rad | 343 | rad com | 12 |
rad movie | 73 | jizdni rad | 11 |
by rad ride troy | 42 | game rad tool | 10 |
rad tech job | 39 | rad racer | 10 |
bio rad laboratory | 34 | rad 5 | 9 |
hair mad rad | 30 | bmx movie rad | 9 |
rad tool video | 28 | racing rad | 9 |
rad tech | 26 | kds rad 9 | 9 |
rad video | 20 | letovanje more rad | 9 |
dvd rad | 19 | airsoft rad | 9 |
kds rad 5 | 17 | fortuin rad van | 9 |
ligth rad | 17 | rad ride | 8 |
rad tool | 17 | rad 2 go | 8 |
rad miller | 16 | command rad robot voice | 8 |
rad soundtrack | 15 | bmx rad | 8 |
3d rad | 15 | rad development | 8 |
7c kds rad | 14 | rad block | 8 |
rad the robot | 14 | rad data | 8 |
rad trax | 14 | rad scooter | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "rad"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | рад. (various references) | |
Chinese | 随机存取磁盘. (various references) | |
Danish | rad (leader, leader net). (various references) | |
Dutch | rad (wheel). (various references) | |
Finnish | rad. (various references) | |
French | rad (radian). (various references) | |
German | Rad (wheel, bicycle, bike, cycle). (various references) | |
Greek | Rad. (various references) | |
Italian | radicale (radical), rad. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | adray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rad. (various references) | |
Russian | радио (radio, wireless). (various references) | |
Spanish | rad. (various references) | |
Swedish | rad (row, line, rank, file, succession, tier). (various references) | |
Turkish | radikal (jacobin, radical, root and branch, sweeping). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Peri de thV anastasewV twn nekrwn ouk anegnwte to rhqen umin upo tou qeou legontoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | De resurrectione autem mortuorum non legistis quod dictum est a Deo dicente vobis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ne rede ge be deadere manne ariste.þt eow fram gode ge-saigd wæs. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Sothely of the rysynge ayein of dead men, `yee han nat rad, that it is seid of the Lord, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | As touchynge the resurreccion of the deed: have ye not redde what is sayde vnto you of God which sayeth: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | Ug mahitungod sa pagbanhaw sa mga patay, wala ba ninyo hibasahi ang gisulti kaninyo sa Dios nga nag-ingon, |
| Croatian | A što se tièe uskrsnuæa mrtvih, zar niste èitali što vam reèe Bog: |
| Danish | Men hvad de dødes Opstandelse angår, have I da ikke læst, hvad der er talt til eder af Gud, når han siger: |
| Dutch | En wat aangaat de opstanding der doden, hebt gij niet gelezen, hetgeen van God tot ulieden gesproken is, Die daar zegt: |
| Finnish | Mutta mitä kuolleitten ylösnousemukseen tulee, ettekö ole lukeneet, mitä Jumala on puhunut teille, sanoen: |
| French | Pour ce qui est de la résurrection des morts, n`avez-vous pas lu ce que Dieu vous a dit: |
| German | Habt ihr nicht gelesen von der Toten Auferstehung, was euch gesagt ist von Gott, der da spricht: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Belum pernahkah kalian membaca apa yang dikatakan Allah tentang orang mati dibangkitkan kembali? Allah berkata, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi akan hal kebangkitan orang mati itu, belumkah kamu membaca barang yang difirmankan oleh Allah kepadamu, demikian: |
| Italian | Quanto poi alla risurrezione dei morti, non avete letto quello che vi è stato detto da Dio: |
| Manx Gaelic | Agh mychione irree-reesht ny merriu, nagh vel shiu er lhaih shen va loayrit riu liorish Jee, gra, |
| Maori | Na, ko te aranga o te hunga mate, kahore ano koutou i kite i ta te Atua i korero ai ki a koutou, i mea ai, |
| Norwegian | Men om de dødes opstandelse, har I da ikke lest hvad som er sagt eder om den av Gud, som sier: |
| Portuguese | E, quanto à ressurreição dos mortos, não lestes o que foi dito por Deus: |
| Rumanian | Ckt privewte knvierea moryilor, oare n`ayi citit ce vi s`a spus de Dumnezeu, cknd zice: |
| Shuar | Túrasha jakamunmaya nantakiartatna nu nekaatajtsa wakerakrumka ju Enentáimsatarum. Muisais aarma nu áujsachukaitrum. Júnisan aarmiayi: |
| Swahili | Lakini kuhusu suala la wafu kufufuka, hamjasoma yale aliyowaambieni Mungu? |
| Swedish | Men vad nu angår de dödas uppståndelse, haven I icke läst vad eder är sagt av Gud: |
| Uma | Ha ko'ia ria nibasa lolita Buku Tomoroli' to mpakanoto katuwu' -ra nculii' tomate-e? Ria Lolita Alata'ala owi to mpo'uli' -kokoi hewa toi: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "rad": radar, radars, radarscope, radarscopes, radded, radding, raddle, raddled, raddles, raddling, radiable, radial, radiale, radialia, radially, radials, radian, radiance, radiances, radiancies, radiancy, radians, radiant, radiantly, radiants, radiate, radiated, radiately, radiates, radiating, radiation, radiational, radiationless, radiations, radiative, radiator, radiators, radical, radicalise, radicalised, radicalises, radicalising, radicalism, radicalisms, radicalization, radicalizations, radicalize, radicalized, radicalizes, radicalizing, radically. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "rad": abfarad, brad, conelrad, farad, grad, kilorad, laterad, microfarad, orad, picofarad, postgrad, tetrad, trad, undergrad. (additional references) | |
Words containing "rad": abfarads, abradable, abradant, abradants, abrade, abraded, abrader, abraders, abrades, abrading, aggradation, aggradations, aggrade, aggraded, aggrades, aggrading, andradite, andradites, antiradar, antiradical, antiradicalism, antiradicalisms, antitrades, antitraditional, astraddle, autoradiogram, autoradiograms, autoradiograph, autoradiographic, autoradiographies, autoradiographs, autoradiography, autostrada, autostradas, autostrade, balustrade, balustraded, balustrades, bigarade, bigarades, biodegradabilities, biodegradability, biodegradable, biodegradation, biodegradations, biodegrade, biodegraded, biodegrades, biodegrading, biradial, bradawl. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "rad" (pronounced ra"d) |
| 3 | r a" d | Brad, grad. |
| 2 | -a" d | ad, add, bad, cad, Chad, clad, dad, lad, mad, fad, forbad, gad, glad, had, pad, plaid, sad, Scad, shad, tad. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-r" | |
-1 letter: ad, ar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-r" | |
+1 letter: arid, bard, brad, card, darb, dare, dark, darn, dart, dear, drab, drag, dram, drat, draw, dray, dura, fard, grad, hard, lard, nard, orad, pard, rads, raid, rand, read, road, sard, trad, ward, yard. | |
+2 letters: acred, acrid, adder, adore, adorn, aider, aired, alder, arced, ardeb, ardor, armed, aroid, award, barde, bards, bared, beard, board, brads, braid, brand, bread, broad, cadre, caird, cards, cared, cedar, chard, dairy, damar, darbs, dared, darer, dares, daric, darks, darns, darts, dater, deair, dears, deary, debar, denar, derat, deray, derma, dewar, diary, dinar, dobra, dorsa, doura, drabs, draff, draft, drags, drail, drain, drake, drama, drams, drank, drape, drats, drave, drawl, drawn, draws, drays, dread, dream, drear, dryad, dural, duras, durra, dwarf, eared, fader, farad, fards, fared, fraud, grade, grads, grand, guard, hards, hardy, hared, heard, hoard, hydra, irade, lader, laird, lards, lardy, liard, lidar, lyard, madre, mudra, nadir, nards, oared, oread, padre, padri, pardi, pards, pardy, pared, purda, rabid, raced, radar, radii, radio, radix, radon, raged, raids, raked, rands, randy, ranid, raped, rapid, rared, rased, rated, raved, raxed, rayed, razed, readd, reads, ready, redan, redia, roads, sards, sarod, shard, sward, tardo, tardy, tared, trade, tread, triad, wader, wards, wared, yaird, yards. | |
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