Etymology

curie

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Today it means: 3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci. Full definition →

French curie
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curie · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromcurie
  2. English todaycurie

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

Curie · proper noun2

  1. Old Frenchéscuerie
  2. FrenchCurie
  3. English todayCurie

Borrowed from French Curie.

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