dose rate
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6.3
- noun
- /doʊs reɪt/
- Specialized
:
tasa de dosis
- The individual dose rate of natural radiation the average inhabitant of Earth receives is about 2.2 mSv per year.
- dose rate of 0.0046 mSv
- radiation dose rate
- natural dose rate
So we were trying to figure out exactly what the what was making the dose rate so high in the area when we were up there.
- So we were trying to figure out exactly what the what was making the dose rate so high in the area when we were up there.
Examples
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We have reliable epidemiological data for a dose rate of, say, 6000 mSv per second in Japanese A-bomb survivors.
Academic text (1999) -
So we were trying to figure out exactly what the what was making the dose rate so high in the area when we were up there.
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High-quality images depend on an adequate dose rate.
Academic text (2004) -
Once the water drops to around 5-6 feet above the assemblies, dose rates could be life-threatening near the reactor building.
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Why have radiation protection authorities introduced a dose limit for the public of 1 mSv per year, which is less than half the average dose rate from natural radiation and less than 1% of the natural dose rates in many areas of the world?
Academic text (1999) -
In some regions—for example, parts of India, Iran, and Brazil—the natural dose rate is up to a hundred times higher.
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The typical dose rate from natural radiation is approximately 0.2 mSv per year.
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Medical procedures often require precise measurement of the dose rate to ensure patient safety.
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Environmental studies measure the dose rate of radiation in various locations to assess health risks.
How Intense
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6.3
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'dose' denotes a measured amount and 'rate' denotes amount per unit (time), so 'dose rate' naturally reads as the amount per unit time. This is a standard quantitative noun–noun composition found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning (though the specific radiation context is domain-specific).
Etymology
Dose rate comes from the words dose, meaning a measured amount, and rate, meaning how fast something happens. Imagine pouring medicine and watching how much goes in each minute, so dose rate means 'the amount of radiation taken in each second or minute'.