Curie

biographical name

Cu·​rie kyu̇-ˈrē  ˈkyu̇r-(ˌ)ē 

Eve 1904–2007 daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie American (French-born) author

Kids Definition

curie

noun

cu·​rie ˈkyu̇(ə)r-(ˌ)ē 

kyu̇-ˈrē

: a unit of radioactivity equal to 37 billion disintegrations per second

Medical Definition

curie

noun

cu·​rie ˈkyu̇(ə)r-(ˌ)ē, kyu̇-ˈrē 

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