Meaning

2 senses
  1. Exhibiting radioactivity.

    radioaktiv

    радиоакти́вныйradioaktívnyj

    радіоакти́внийradioaktývnyj

    exhibiting or caused by radioactivity

  2. (figuratively, rare)Dangerous and disgusting, particularly of people or ideas.

    Even sleazy tactics and his radioactive mouth may not be able to contain this debacle.

Examples

35 sentences
  1. It is possible to determine a rock's age thanks to radioactive elements.

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  2. Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.

    ruЕщё один интересный источник энергии - тепло, которое можно получить из радиоактивных отходов. — afyodor

  3. This stuff's radioactive.

    deDieses Zeug ist radioaktiv. — mauersegler

  4. The radioactive cloud stopped at the border.

    Радіоактивна хмара зупинилась на кордоні. — rmdas

  5. Radioactive matter is dangerous.

    Радіоктивні речовини небезбечні. — deniko

    deRadioaktive Stoffe sind gefährlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

Coined by Pierre Curie and Marie Curie in 1898 as French radio-actif, equivalent to Englis

Coined by Pierre Curie and Marie Curie in 1898 as French radio-actif, equivalent to English radio- + active.

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