Associations to the word «Rad»

Wiktionary

RAD, adjective. (slang) Excellent, short for radical.
RAD, noun. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
RAD, noun. Abbreviation of radian.
RAD, noun. (automotive) (plumbing) (slang) Abbreviation of radiator.

Dictionary definition

RAD, noun. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
RAD, noun. 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).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca