7 definitions
for rad
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), n. [radiation absorbed dose.]
A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation
absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per
gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray).
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), obs.
imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
rad
n 1: a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per
gram of irradiated material
2: 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) [syn: radian]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
RAD
Rapid Access Disk
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
RAD
Rapid Application Development [toolkit] (Delphi, Borland)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
RAD
Research And Development [data communications] (manufacturer)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
RAD
Rapid Application Development.
