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noun

The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad. Synonym: gray.

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... the doxol'gy," said Tom Brent, one day, pausing to listen among the wagons and horses hitched outside. He was about to follow home his father's mare, that had broken loose and galloped off through the woods, but as ...

— The Young Mountaineers - Short Stories • Charles Egbert Craddock

... clime hath charms; Earth—sea alike—our world within our arms! Aye—let the loud winds whistle o'er the deck,[181] So that those arms cling closer round my neck: The deepest murmur of this lip shall be,[gy][182] No sigh for safety, but a prayer for thee! The war of elements no fears impart 940 To Love, whose deadliest bane is human Art: There lie the only rocks our course can check; Here moments menace—there are years of wreck! But hence ...

— The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7) • Lord Byron

Words linked to "Gy" : radioactivity unit, gray