Etymology

sievert

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Swedish Sievert
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sievert · noun1

  1. Swedish · derived fromSievert
  2. English todaysievert

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

Sievert · proper noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromSigurþór
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromSievert
  3. English todaySievert

Borrowed from Swedish Sievert, ultimately from Old Norse Sigurþór.

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