microcurie

mi·cro·cu·rie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-kruh-kyoo r-ee, mahy-kroh-kyoo-ree]
- /ˈmaɪ krəˌkyʊər i, ˌmaɪ kroʊ kyʊˈri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-kruh-kyoo r-ee, mahy-kroh-kyoo-ree]
- /ˈmaɪ krəˌkyʊər i, ˌmaɪ kroʊ kyʊˈri/

Definitions of microcurie word

noun microcurie a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 4 disintegrations per second. Symbol: μCi, μc. 1
noun microcurie A unit or radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie: Symbol μCi. 1
noun microcurie a millionth of a curie 0

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Origin of microcurie

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; micro- + curie

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Parts of speech for Microcurie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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microcurie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

microcurie usage trend in Literature

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