half-life
- IPA[ˈhɑːflʌɪf]
英式
- the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value;the time required for any specified property (e.g. the concentration of a substance in the body) to decrease by half.
noun: half-life, plural noun: half-lifes
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.1 days
- ▪ the time required for any specified property (e.g. the concentration of a substance in the body) to decrease by half.