sievert en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsiː.vɚt/ (US)
- /ˈsiː.vət/ (UK)
Etymology
From Swedish Sievert. Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.
Meanings
- 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, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sieverts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nanosievert · microsievert · millisievert
Relateds
Translations (16)
fi sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · cs sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · es siévert (SI unit of radiation dose) · ka ზივერტი (SI unit of radiation dose) · fr sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · eo siverto (SI unit of radiation dose) · pt sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · id sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · sv sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · kk зиверт (SI unit of radiation dose) · ms sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · th ซีเวิร์ต (SI unit of radiation dose) · pl siwert (SI unit of radiation dose) · de Sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · hu sievert (SI unit of radiation dose) · is sívert (SI unit of radiation dose)