"rad" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹæd/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-rad.ogg Forms: radder [comparative], raddest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} rad (comparative radder, superlative raddest)
  1. (slang, dated) Clipping of radical; excellent. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang Alternative form of: radical (extra: excellent) Synonyms: awesome, excellent Derived forms: k-rad Translations (short for radical; excellent): գժական (gžakan) (Armenian), krass (German), irre (German), bombig (German), клёвый (kljóvyj) (Russian), чумовой (čumovoj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rad-en-adj-aWpmas~s

Noun

IPA: /ɹæd/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-rad.ogg Forms: rads [plural]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{en-noun}} rad (plural rads)
  1. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray. Categories (topical): Metrology, Radioactivity Synonyms: rd [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-rad-en-noun-~1XfbX71 Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 13 53 1 3 10 20 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 46 1 1 8 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 34 2 2 11 42 Topics: metrology
  2. A political radical.
    Sense id: en-rad-en-noun-YocNnhn0
  3. Abbreviation of radian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: radian
    Sense id: en-rad-en-noun-FFYDF1F1
  4. (automotive, plumbing, slang) Abbreviation of radiator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: radiator Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-rad-en-noun-33aBxC~b Categories (other): Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 34 2 2 11 42 Topics: automotive, business, construction, manufacturing, plumbing, transport, vehicles
  5. (firearms, slang) Abbreviation of sight radius. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: sight radius Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-rad-en-noun-Fy0T9Tzx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 26 0 2 14 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 46 1 1 8 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 10 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 7 10 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 7 1 2 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 11 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 12 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 31 2 3 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 34 2 2 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 34 2 2 10 45 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rad-hard Related terms: deg, grad, mil

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "firearms",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹæd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-rad.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-au-rad.ogg/En-au-rad.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/En-au-rad.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rad"
}

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