rad

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Definition of rad

(Entry 1 of 3)

: a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material

rad

adjective

Definition of rad (Entry 2 of 3)

slang

: cool sense 7, radical

rad

abbreviation

Definition of rad (Entry 3 of 3)

1 radian

2 radius

3 radix

Examples of rad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Punk fury plus puppet fuzzy makes for a totally rad music-video. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "This Muscle Shoals band’s puppet-starring music-video is awesome," 9 Apr. 2021 Robyn provides her stunning and distinctive voice to a really rad single that's showing how the disc renaissance is growing with Channel Tres bringing the song into a cool R&B and house avenue. — Star Tribune, "6 cool things in music this week include Robyn, Amanda Shires, Rhiannon Giddens and Neal Karlen's Prince book," 2 Oct. 2020 If the foursome can tap deeper into their superhero personas to will the Tokyo Olympics into existence next summer, that truly would be rad. — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, "Jagger Eaton takes turn as Captain America while waiting on Olympic qualifying to resume," 23 Sep. 2020 There aren't nearly enough coming-of-age movies like this out there for teenage girls to begin with, and the fact that this one gets to live on as a series is pretty rad. — Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, "Where To Watch Skate Kitchen If HBO’s Betty Is Your Newest Obsession," 1 May 2020 Also rad: the Lyrid shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers, having been observed for over 2,700 years, according to NASA. — Elizabeth Depompei, The Courier-Journal, "Want to see fireballs in Louisville tonight? A clear sky and the Lyrid shower will help," 21 Apr. 2020 Also rad: the Lyrid shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers, having been observed for over 2,700 years, according to NASA. — Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, "Tuesday night will be an 'ideal' time to see fireballs in the Indiana sky. Here's when.," 21 Apr. 2020 The updated Origin EON15-X is about to disappoint all the enthusiasts who thought their 8-core laptop was pretty rad. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "The Origin 12-core Ryzen 9 EON15-X wins for Monster Ryzen Laptop of the week," 8 Apr. 2020 Photographed by Seleen Saleh Shop This Orly Haute Red £6.15 OPI Big Apple Red £8.78 This geometric tip is another rad play on the design, but made even more chic in a classic shade of red. — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, "The L.A. Nail Trend Sweeping Paris Fashion Week," 3 Mar. 2020

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