CURIE in English dictionary

  • curie

    Meanings and definitions of "CURIE"

    • 3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
    • noun
      3.7×10 10 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
    • The original unit used to describe the intensity of radioactivity in a sample of material. One curie equals thirty-seven billion disintegrations per second, or approximately the radioactivity of one gram of radium. This unit is no longer recognized as part of the International System of units. It has been replaced by the becquerel.
    • curie (unit of radioactivity)
    • noun
      a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

    Synonyms of "CURIE" in English dictionary

    physicist, Marya Sklodowska, Marie Curie are the top synonyms of "CURIE" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of CURIE

    • curie ( plural  curies)
  • Curie

    Meanings and definitions of "CURIE"

    • proper
      A surname, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
    • noun
      French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
    • noun
      French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)

    Synonyms of "CURIE" in English dictionary

    Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska are the top synonyms of "CURIE" in the English thesaurus.

    • Marie Curie · Madame Curie · Marya Sklodowska

      French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)

    • Pierre Curie

      French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)

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