sievert
pronunciation
How to pronounce sievert in British English:
UK [ˈsi:vət]
How to pronounce sievert in American English:
US [ˈsivərt]
Word Origin
Example
- 1. A dose of 1 sievert produces nausea and vomiting .
- 2. Nakagawa said that an accumulated dose of 4 sievert kills 50 % of those exposed within 60 days .
- 3. Estimated cancer risk from radiation is assumed to be 4 % per sievert , he said .
- 4. The radiation dose can be expressed in units of sievert ( sv ) .
- 5. A single dose of 1000 millisieverts -- or one sievert -- causes temporary radiation sickness such as nausea and vomiting .