absorbed dose

US/æbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/US/æbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/US/əbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/US/əbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/

noun

The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).

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Meanings

nounabsorbed dose (plural absorbed doses)

plural absorbed doses

  1. natural sciencesThe amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).

Translations

Dutch geabsorbeerde dosis
  • geabsorbeerde dosisamount of energy imparted by nuclear radiation
Finnish absorboitunut annos
  • absorboitunut annosamount of energy imparted by nuclear radiation
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorbed dose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbed%20dose.

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