nanogray

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noun

One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.

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Meanings

nounnanogray (plural nanograys)

plural nanograys

  1. One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray.

    Highly sensitive LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP) detectors enable measurements of radiation doses from tens of nanograys up to a few kilograys, where the saturation of the signal of the main dosimetric peak occurs

    2013, Barbara Obryk, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Anna Sas-Bieniarz, Liliana Stolarczyk, Paweł Bilski, “High-dose high-temperature emission of LiF:Mg,Cu,P: Thermally and radiation induced loss & recovery of its sensitivity”, in Radiation Measurements, volume 56, page 171

Origin

From nano- + gray.

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nanogray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanogray

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“nanogray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanogray. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanogray,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanogray.

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