the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
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half life::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | half-life |
| Type of | period, period of time, time period |
Examples of half life
half life
Iodine-131 has a half-life of eight days and is quite dangerous to human health.
From the post-gazette.com
Despite my protests, she spends half her life jumping on the beds and the sofas.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Baseball supplied a model of fairness for a century and a half in American life.
From the bostonherald.com
Ida Tenor was born in Oakdale and lived more than half her life in Beaver Falls.
From the post-gazette.com
Tourette's syndrome has plagued the 20-year-old singer for nearly half her life.
From the sacbee.com
It's my 18th year so I've spent half of my life playing in this golf tournament.
From the charlotteobserver.com
But John Coleman says his half-brother was involved in street life in Englewood.
From the suntimes.com
Thus half their population is hampered from reaching its life-earning potential.
From the economist.com
You've been growing it your whole life and now you want to shave half of it off?
From the nzherald.co.nz
