kerma

English

Etymology

Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.

Noun

kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)

  1. (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.

Further reading

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=1020.30

Anagrams

Finnish

(index ke)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ker‧ma

Etymology 1

Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) +‎ -ma. First attested in the 1770s.[1]

Noun

kerma

  1. cream (dairy product)
  2. (figuratively) the cream (elite)
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
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
Compounds
compounds

Etymology 2

From English kerma.

Noun

kerma

  1. (physics) 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
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

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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