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curie

8 entries found.
  1. curie (noun)
  2. Curie (biographical name)
  3. Curie (biographical name)
  4. Curie (biographical name)
  5. Curie point (noun)
  6. Curie Joliot (biographical name)
  7. Joliot-Curie (biographical name)
  8. Joliot-Curie (biographical name)

Main Entry: cu·rie
Pronunciation: \ˈkyu̇r-(ˌ)ē, kyu̇-ˈrē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Marie & Pierre Curie
Date: 1910

1 : a unit quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations occur per second
2 : a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second


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