sievert

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsiːvət/

Noun

sievert (plural sieverts)

1. 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. Symbol: Sv

Translations

SI unit of radiation dose

French: sievert (fr) m. German: Sievert (de) n. Icelandic: sívert (is) n. Polish: siwert m.

Portuguese: sievert (pt) m. Spanish: sievert (es) m. Swedish: sievert (sv) c.

Anagrams

• restive
• veriest

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Pronunciation

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Noun

sievert m. (plural sieverts)

1. sievert

Anagrams

• estiver, étrives, rétives, revêtis, revîtes, Trévise

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Portuguese

Noun

sievert m.

1. sievert.

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Spanish

Noun

sievert m. (plural sieverts)

1. sievert.

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Swedish

Noun

sievert c.

1. sievert.