rad

Noun
Synonyms: radian

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
  2. the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme 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)Synonyms: radian
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), n. [radiation absorbed dose.] A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray). [PJC]
Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), obs. imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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RAD

<programming> Rapid Application Development.

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