DOSIMETRY

dosimetry

(noun) measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

dosimetry (countable and uncountable, plural dosimetries)

The measurement of doses, especially of ionizing radiation.

Anagrams

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Do*sim"e*try, n. [NL. dosis dose + -metry.] (Med.)

Definition: Measurement of doses; specif., a system of therapeutics which uses but few remedies, mostly alkaloids, and gives them in doses fixed by certain rules. --Do`si*met"ric (#), a. --Do*sim"e*trist (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRUNCATION

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