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sievert

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsiː.vət

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. 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.

Equivalents

Españolsievert
Françaissievert
DeutschSievert
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Češtinasievert
Ελληνικάσίβερτ
Esperantosiverto
Suomisievert
Italianosievert
Қазақ тілізиверт
Polskisiwert
Portuguêssievert
Svenskasievert

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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