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- US Pronunciation
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- [see-vert]
- /ˈsi vərt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [see-vert]
- /ˈsi vərt/
Definitions of sievert word
- noun sievert the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray): The average person receives about 2 to 3 one-thousandths of a sievert per year from naturally occurring radiation in the environment. Abbreviation: Sv. 1
- noun sievert the derived SI unit of dose equivalent, equal to 1 joule per kilogram. 1 sievert is equivalent to 100 rems 0
- noun sievert (formerly) a unit of gamma radiation dose approximately equal to 8.4 × 10–2 gray 0
- noun sievert the basic unit in the SI system that is used to measure the amount of biological damage caused by various types of ionizing radiation, equal to the dose that produces the same amount of damage in human tissue as one gray of X-rays (100 rem or 8.38 roentgens) 0
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sievert popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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