What does "rad" mean?

A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.

What is a synonym for "rad"?

Common synonyms include: a+, a-plus, acceptable, ace, admirable, amazing.

adj, name, noun, slang

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Noun

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A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.
"Near-synonyms: centigray, cGy (same physical quantity)"
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Initialism of role activity diagram. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
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the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) wordnet
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Symbol for the radian, a unit of measure for angle. alt-of, symbol
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Initialism of rapid application development. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material wordnet
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Clipping of radiator. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
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Initialism of reactive attachment disorder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Abbreviation of sight radius. abbreviation, alt-of, slang
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Clipping of radical: a political radical. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
"The women who work in it with me are all feminists, they're all rads, two of them are black belts in karate...I mean, they're major women."

Adjective

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Clipping of radical (“excellent”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang
"In the Guinness Book of World-fucking-Records, man… under "Raddest Fucking Dude Alive"!"

Proper Noun

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Initialism of Radiation Assessment Detector, a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Acronym of River Arts District, a neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina, United States. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"The recovery is still a work in progress, given the deadly storm’s massive impact on people across Western North Carolina and its devastation of two popular Asheville neighborhoods — the RAD (“rad”), as locals call it, and nearby Biltmore Village."