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kerma
kerma
English
Noun
kerma (plural kermas)
- (physics) the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.
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Anagrams
Finnish
(index ke)
Etymology
Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) + -ma. First attested in the 1770s.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/
- Hyphenation: ker‧ma
Noun
kerma
Declension
| Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kerma | kermat | |
| genitive | kerman | kermojen | |
| partitive | kermaa | kermoja | |
| illative | kermaan | kermoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kerma | kermat | |
| accusative | nom. | kerma | kermat |
| gen. | kerman | ||
| genitive | kerman | kermojen kermainrare |
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| partitive | kermaa | kermoja | |
| inessive | kermassa | kermoissa | |
| elative | kermasta | kermoista | |
| illative | kermaan | kermoihin | |
| adessive | kermalla | kermoilla | |
| ablative | kermalta | kermoilta | |
| allative | kermalle | kermoille | |
| essive | kermana | kermoina | |
| translative | kermaksi | kermoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kermoin | |
| abessive | kermatta | kermoitta | |
| comitative | — | kermoineen | |
Derived terms
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References
- ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.