"absorbed dose" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/ [US], /æbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/ [US], /əbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/ [US], /əbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/ [US] Forms: absorbed doses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absorbed dose (plural absorbed doses)
  1. (physics) 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). Wikidata QID: Q215313 Hypernyms: radiation dose, dose Coordinate_terms: equivalent dose, effective dose, committed dose Translations (amount of energy imparted by nuclear radiation): geabsorbeerde dosis [masculine] (Dutch), absorboitunut annos (Finnish)

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