kerma

== English == === Etymology === Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter. === Noun === kerma (countable and uncountable, 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. ==== Derived terms ==== air kerma rate === Further reading === http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=1020.30 === Anagrams === Merak, Keram, Maker, maker, Kemar, marke, Marek == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝] Rhymes: -ermɑ Syllabification(key): ker‧ma Hyphenation(key): ker‧ma === Etymology 1 === Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) +‎ -ma, with an original meaning “thin layer”. First attested in the 1770s. ==== Noun ==== kerma cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top) (figuratively) the cream (elite) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kerma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From English kerma. ==== Noun ==== kerma (physics) kerma ===== Declension ===== === References ===