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- [bek-uh-rel; French bekuh-rel]
- /ˌbɛk əˈrɛl; French bɛkəˈrɛl/
- /ˌbek.əˈrel/
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- [bek-uh-rel; French bekuh-rel]
- /ˌbɛk əˈrɛl; French bɛkəˈrɛl/
Definitions of becquerel word
- noun becquerel Antoine Henri (ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ri). 1852–1908, French physicist, who discovered the photographic action of the rays emitted by uranium salts and so instigated the study of radioactivity: Nobel prize for physics 1903 3
- noun becquerel the derived SI unit of radioactivity equal to one disintegration per second 3
- noun becquerel Alexˈandre Edˈmond (alɛksɑ̃dʀə ɛdˈmɔ̃̃) ; ȧleksändr' edmōnˈ) 1820-91; Fr. physicist: father of Antoine Henri 3
- noun becquerel Anˈtoine Céˈsar (ɑ̃ˈtwan seɪˈzaʀ) ; äntwȧnˈ sāzȧrˈ) 1788-1878; Fr. physicist: pioneer in electrochemistry: father of Alexandre 3
- noun becquerel Antoine Henˈri (ɑ̃ˈʀi) ; änrēˈ) 1852-1908; Fr. physicist: discoverer of radioactivity in uranium 3
- noun becquerel the basic unit of radioactivity in the SI system, equal to a rate of decay of one disintegration per second (2.7 × 10-11 curies): abbrev. Bq 3
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becquerel popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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