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- [kyoo r-ee, kyoo-ree]
- /ˈkyʊər i, kyʊˈri/
- /ˈkjʊə.ri/
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- [kyoo r-ee, kyoo-ree]
- /ˈkyʊər i, kyʊˈri/
Definitions of curie word
- noun curie Marie (mari). 1867–1934, French physicist and chemist, born in Poland: discovered with her husband Pierre the radioactivity of thorium, and discovered and isolated radium and polonium. She shared a Nobel prize for physics (1903) with her husband and Henri Becquerel, and was awarded a Nobel prize for chemistry (1911) 3
- noun curie her husband, Pierre (pjɛr). 1859–1906, French physicist and chemist 3
- noun curie a unit of radioactivity that is equal to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second 3
- noun curie Marie(born Marie Sklodowska) 1867-1934; Pol. chemist & physicist in France: discovered polonium & radium (1898) in collaboration with her husband 3
- noun curie Pierre1859-1906; Fr. physicist: husband of Marie 3
- noun curie a basic unit of radioactivity, equal to a rate of decay of 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second (3.7037 × 1010 becquerels): abbrev. Ci 3
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Origin of curie
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910; named in memory of Pierre Curie
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Parts of speech for Curie
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curie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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