English Explanatory Dictionary

rad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Clipping of radical (“excellent”).
noun
  1. A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.
  2. Symbol for the radian, a unit of measure for angle.
  3. Clipping of radiator.
  4. Abbreviation of sight radius.
  5. Clipping of radical: a political radical.
noun
  1. Initialism of role activity diagram.
  2. Initialism of rapid application development.
  3. Initialism of reactive attachment disorder.
name
  1. Initialism of Radiation Assessment Detector, a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.
  2. Acronym of River Arts District, a neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina, United States.

Pronunciation

/ɹæd/ En-au-rad.ogg

Word forms

rad radder raddest rads

Synonyms

amazing astounding awe-inspiring awesome awful sensational awesomesauce based beatific bewildering blissful celestial cool delightful divine dope enchanting excellent extraordinary far out fire heavenlike heavenly hellagood impressive incredible inspiring goshwow glorious gnarly goated grand grandiose great groovy magnificent major majestic marvellous mystifying mythic neat lit outstanding phenomenal powerful rad righteous selcouth splendent stupendous stupefying sublime surpassing terrific tight unbelievable unreal wicked wonderful

Related words

deg grad mil rd

Derived words

k-rad Radelaide radness gigarad kilorad megarad microrad millirad rad-hard
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