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Rad vs Trad - What's the difference?

rad | trad |

As adjectives the difference between rad and trad

is that rad is excellent, short for radical while trad is short for traditional, referring to an older or original style, especially in the phrase trad jazz.

As nouns the difference between rad and trad

is that rad is a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray while trad is {{l/en|traditional climbing}}.

As an initialism RAD

is Rapid Application Development.

rad

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (slang) Excellent, short for radical.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
  • (automotive, plumbing, slang)
  • Synonyms

    * (metrology) rd (abbreviation)

    See also

    * deg * grad

    Anagrams

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    trad

    English

    Adjective

  • Short for traditional, referring to an older or original style, especially in the phrase trad jazz.
  • Short for traditional, used in lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (climbing) .
  • Derived terms

    *

    Anagrams

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