Petkau effect

noun

An early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure.

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Meanings

noun
  1. uncommonAn early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure.

Origin

Named after Abram Petkau.

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APA

Petkau effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petkau%20effect

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“Petkau effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petkau%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petkau effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petkau%20effect.

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