"rd" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rd. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} rd
  1. Abbreviation of road. Wikidata QID: Q34442 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: road
    Sense id: en-rd-en-noun-en:Q34442
  2. Symbol for rad (unit of measure for absorbed dose of radiation). Wikidata QID: Q1052397 Tags: alt-of, symbol Alternative form of: rad (extra: unit of measure for absorbed dose of radiation)
    Sense id: en-rd-en-noun-en:Q1052397 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 48 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 3 3 3 47 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 2 53 40
  3. (knitting, firearms) Abbreviation of round. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: round
    Sense id: en-rd-en-noun-en:round Categories (other): Firearms, Knitting, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 6 48 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 3 3 3 47 41 Topics: business, engineering, firearms, government, knitting, manufacturing, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, textiles, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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