Associations to the word «Gy»

Wiktionary

GY, symbol. (metrology) The symbol for gray, a unit of absorbed dose.
GY, symbol. Gigayear
GY, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Guyana.

Dictionary definition

GY, noun. The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley