Curie Definition

kyo͝orē, kyo͝o-rē
noun
A basic unit of radioactivity, equal to a rate of decay of 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second (3.7037 × 1010 becquerels): abbrev. Ci.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Marya Sklodowska
  • Madame Curie
  • Marie Curie
  • ci
  • pierre curie
pronoun

A surname, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.

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Other Word Forms of Curie

Noun

Singular:
curie
Plural:
curies

Origin of Curie

  • Borrowing from French curie. Named after French physicist Pierre Curie (1859 - 1906).

    From Wiktionary

  • After Pierre Curie

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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