SIEVERT

Etymology

Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.

Noun

sievert (plural sieverts)

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. Symbol: Sv

Anagrams

• Ivester, Servite, restive, tervies, veriest

Proper noun

Sievert (plural Sieverts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sievert is the 12476th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2488 individuals. Sievert is most common among White (94.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Ivester, Servite, restive, tervies, veriest

Source: Wiktionary



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