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sievert¹

  • /ˈsiː.vət/ UK
  • /ˈsiː.vɚt/ US

Where it comes from

From Swedish Sievert. Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.

noun sieverts

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.

Sievert²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Swedish Sievert, ultimately from Old Norse Sigurþór.

proper noun Sieverts

  1. A surname.

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noun SI unit of radiation dose

Españolsiévert
Portuguêssievert
Françaissievert
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@misc{sievert_2026,
  title = {sievert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sievert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}