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Sv

1 American  
Physics.
  1. sievert; sieverts.


s.v. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. sub verbo.

  2. sub voce.


S.V. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Holy Virgin.


sv 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. sailing vessel

  2. side valve

  3. sub verbo or voce

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SV 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Sancta Virgo

  2. Sanctitas Vestra

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sv 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. El Salvador

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Etymology

Origin of S.V.

From Latin Sāncta Virgō

Example Sentences

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How many Gy of exposure is needed to give a cancerous tumor a dose of 40 Sv if it is exposed to α activity?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Calculate the dose in Sv to the chest of a patient given an x-ray under the following conditions.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

If a dose in Sv is involved, use the definition that 1 Sv = 1 J/kg .

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Happ 12-4 2.93 119 LH Jamie Moyer 12-10 4.94 94 RH K. Kendrick* 9-7 3.34 62 Closer Sv ERA SO RH R. Madson 10 3.83 78 *Minor-league stats 2.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2010

Around 4 Sv, the odds of survival drop to 50 percent.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland