Word: microsievert
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
sie
vert
Definition: A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10-6 sieverts
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: One millionth; the ordinal number of one million in counting order
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: sievert
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0. 5mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv