English Explanatory Dictionary

curie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
name
  1. A surname from French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
noun
  1. Acronym of compact URI expression.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curie.wav

Word forms

curie curies

Etymology

Borrowed from French curie. Named after French physicist Pierre Curie (1859–1906).

Derived words

curietherapy kilocurie megacurie microcurie millicurie multicurie nanocurie picocurie curate curie Curie-Weiss law curite curium
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