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gray2

Pronunciation: /greɪ/
(abbreviation: Gy)
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Definition of gray

noun

Physics
  • the SI unit of the absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to one joule per kilogram.

Origin:

1970s: named after Louis H. Gray (1905–65), English radiobiologist

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