rad

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rad1 • abbr. radian(s).rad2 / rad/ • n. inf. a political radical.rad3 • n. Physics a unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to the absorption of 0.01 joule per kilogram of absorbing material.rad4 • adj. inf. excellent; impressive: his style is so rad a really rad game.

Rad

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Rad ★½ 1986 (PG)

Teenage drama revolving around BMX racing and such dilemmas as: can the good guys beat the bad guys, who's got the fastest bike, must you cheat to win, and should our hero miss his SAT tests to compete in “the big race…” Directed by stuntexpert Needham. 94m/C VHS . Bill Allen, Bart Conner, Talia Shire, Jack Weston, Lori Loughlin; D: Hal Needham; W: Sam Bernard.

rad

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rad (rad) n. a former unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation. It has been replaced by the gray.

rad

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rad

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rad Maths., symbol for radian

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