rad

ræd

radder, raddest

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Definition of rad - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

fashion

Slang

excellent or impressive in a cool way

Slang

That skateboard trick was totally rad!

awesome

cool

radical

Rare

extreme or revolutionary

Rare

He has some rad ideas about politics.

extreme

revolutionary

Abbreviation

abr: radiation

TECH.

energy sent out as waves or particles

TECH.

The doctor measured the rad in the room.

radiation

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Origin of rad

Latin, radius (ray, spoke)

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abbr.

abr: rad

unit for measuring absorbed radiation

Examples of rad in a sentence

The concert last night was rad beyond words.
That was a rad skateboarding trick!
Her rad fashion sense turned heads.
The lab tracks rad exposure daily.
High rad levels can be dangerous.

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French:génial, rayonnement, ...
German:krass, Str., ...
Italian:forte, rad, ...
Spanish:genial, rad, ...
Portuguese:fixe, rad., ...
Chinese:很酷的, 辐射, ...
Japanese:最高, 放射線, ...
Arabic:رَهِيب, راد, ...
Hebrew:מַגְנִיב, קְרִינָה, ...
Russian:крутой, рад., ...
Ukrainian:крутий, рад, ...
Hindi:शानदार, रैड, ...
Bengali:দারুণ, বিকিরণ, ...
Catalan:genial, radiació, ...
Czech:super, záření, ...
Danish:fedt, stråling, ...
Dutch:gaaf, rad, ...
Greek:φοβερός, ραδ., ...
Hungarian:menő, sugárzás, ...
Khmer:ឡូយ, កាំរស្មីវិទ្យុសកម្ម, ...
Korean:멋진, 방사선, ...
Persian:عالی, پرتو, ...
Polish:odlotowy, promieniowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):irado, rad, ...
Romanian:super tare, rad., ...
Swedish:grym, strål., ...
Thai:เท่, รังสี, ...
Turkish:havalı, rad, ...
Vietnamese:tuyệt vời, phóng xạ, ...

RAD

ræd

Definition of RAD - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: rapid application development

TECH.

method to quickly create software applications

TECH.

Our team used RAD to finish the software project ahead of schedule.
RAD was implemented to meet the tight deadline.
Developers praised RAD for its efficiency.

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Latin radius (ray, spoke)

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French:développement rapide d'applications, ...
German:RAD, ...
Italian:sviluppo rapido di applicazioni, ...
Spanish:desarrollo rápido de aplicaciones, ...
Portuguese:RAD, ...
Chinese:快速应用开发, ...
Japanese:迅速アプリケーション開発, ...
Arabic:التطوير السريع للتطبيقات, ...
Hebrew:פִּיתּוּחַ יִישּׂוּמִים מָהִיר, ...
Russian:быстрая разработка приложений, ...
Ukrainian:ШРЗ, ...
Hindi:त्वरित अनुप्रयोग विकास, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত অ্যাপ্লিকেশন উন্নয়ন, ...
Catalan:desenvolupament ràpid d'aplicacions, ...
Czech:rychlý vývoj aplikací, ...
Danish:RAD, ...
Dutch:snelle applicatieontwikkeling, ...
Greek:Γρήγορη Ανάπτυξη Εφαρμογών, ...
Hungarian:gyors alkalmazásfejlesztés, ...
Khmer:ការអភិវឌ្ឍកម្មវិធីដោយល្បឿនលឿន, ...
Korean:신속 애플리케이션 개발, ...
Persian:توسعه سریع برنامه, ...
Polish:RAD, ...
Portuguese (BR):RAD, ...
Romanian:RAD, ...
Swedish:snabb applikationsutveckling, ...
Thai:การพัฒนาแอปพลิเคชันอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:hızlı uygulama geliştirme, ...
Vietnamese:phát triển ứng dụng nhanh, ...

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