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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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
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  2. 1859-1906 french physicist; husband of Marie 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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