What does "half life" mean?

the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)

Half life

Q: What is a synonym for "half life"?

Common synonyms include: activity, artificial radioactivity, contamination, curiage, decontamination, fallout.

Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

activity artificial radioactivity contamination curiage decontamination fallout

Next best steps

Browse writing guides Explore topic clusters