curie

See also: Curie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French curie. Named after French physicist Pierre Curie (1859 - 1906).

Noun

curie (plural curies)

  1. 3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ky.ʁi/

Etymology 1

Latin curia

Noun

curie f (plural curies)

  1. curia (all meanings)

Etymology 2

From Curie; Named after Pierre Curie (1859 - 1906), physicist.

Noun

curie m (plural curies)

  1. curie

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Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

curie f

  1. plural of curia

Etymology 2

Noun

curie m (invariable)

  1. curie (unit of measure)
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