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curie


Definition: Meaning of, curie in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkjʊəri /

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curie curies
  1. 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
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    Ci
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Curie


Definition: Meaning of, Curie in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkjʊəri /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
Curie curies
  1. 1867-1934 with her husband and Henri Becquerel born in Poland french chemist who won two Nobel prizes; one for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium
    SYNONYM
    Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska
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  2. 1859-1906 french physicist; husband of Marie Curie
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    Pierre Curie
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Curie used in phrases

  • Curie point (noun)
    1. the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
  • Curie temperature (noun)
    1. the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
  • Curie, Marie
    1. (1867-1934) a Polish scientist, who with her French husband Pierre Curie studied RADIOACTIVITY and discovered two new RADIOACTIVE substances, Polonium and RADIUM . She won two NOBEL PRIZE s, and was the first woman ever to win one.
  • Irene Joliot-Curie (noun)
    1. 1897-1956 with her husband french physicist who synthesized new chemical elements
  • Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie (noun)
    1. 1900-1958 taking the name Joliot-Curie french nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married ; he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements
  • Joliot-Curie (noun)
    1. 1897-1956 with her husband french physicist who synthesized new chemical elements
    2. 1900-1958 taking the name Joliot-Curie french nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married ; he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements
  • Madame Curie (noun)
    1. 1867-1934 with her husband and Henri Becquerel born in Poland french chemist who won two Nobel prizes; one for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium
  • Marie Curie (noun)
    1. 1867-1934 with her husband and Henri Becquerel born in Poland french chemist who won two Nobel prizes; one for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium
  • Pierre Curie (noun)
    1. 1859-1906 french physicist; husband of Marie Curie
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Pronunciation: ˈɒksfəd
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also Oxford University one of the two oldest and most respected universities in the UK, established in the 13th century. The university is made up of about 35 separate colleges, where the students live and also receive some of their teaching
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