kerma
English
Etymology
Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.
Noun
kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)
- (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
- Maker, maker, marke
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
- cream (dairy product)
- (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
- kermainen
- kermakko
- kermamainen
Compounds
compounds
- erikoiskerma
- hapankerma
- kahvikerma
- kerma-astia
- kermainen
- kermajauhe
- kermajuusto
- kermajäätelö
- kermakahvi
- kermakakku
- kermakannu
- kermakaramelli
- kermakastike
- kermakerros
- kermaleivos
- kermalikööri
- kermamaito
- kermanekka
- kermanvalkoinen
- kermanvärinen
- kermavaahto
- kermaviili
- kestokerma
- kevytkerma
- kuohukerma
- ranskankerma
- vispikerma
- vuolukerma
Etymology 2
From English kerma.
Noun
kerma
- (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
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.