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Meaning of "becquerel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BECQUEREL

Named after Antoine Henri Becquerel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BECQUEREL

becquerel  [ˌbɛkəˈrɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BECQUEREL

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Becquerel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BECQUEREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Becquerel

The becquerel is the SI derived unit of radioactivity. One Bq is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. The Bq unit is therefore equivalent to an inverse second, s−1. The becquerel is named after Henri Becquerel, who shared a Nobel Prize with Pierre and Marie Curie in 1903 for their work in discovering radioactivity.

Definition of becquerel in the English dictionary

The definition of becquerel in the dictionary is the derived SI unit of radioactivity equal to one disintegration per second Bq.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BECQUEREL


amarelle
ˈæməˌrɛl
aquarelle
ˌækwəˈrɛl
Brel
brɛl
chantarelle
ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl
chanterelle
ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl
jurel
huːˈrɛl
morel
mɒˈrɛl
morelle
mɒˈrɛl
morrell
məˈrɛl
pipistrel
ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛl
pipistrelle
ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BECQUEREL

beclamour
beclasp
becloak
beclog
beclothe
becloud
beclown
become
becoming
becomingly
becomingness
becoward
becrawl
becrime
becrowd
becrust
BECTU
becudgel
becurl
becurse

WORDS THAT END LIKE BECQUEREL

cheverel
cockerel
doggerel
dotterel
haverel
hoggerel
horse mackerel
kerel
mackerel
pickerel
snake mackerel
Spanish mackerel
spotted mackerel

Synonyms and antonyms of becquerel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «becquerel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BECQUEREL

Find out the translation of becquerel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of becquerel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «becquerel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贝克勒尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

becquerel
570 millions of speakers

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becquerel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Becquerel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيكريل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беккерель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

becquerel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেকেরেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

becquerel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Becquerel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Becquerel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベクレル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베크렐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Becquerel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

becơren
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெக்கரல்விளைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Becquerel
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

becquerel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

becquerel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Becquerel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бекерель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Becquerel
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

becquerel
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

becquerel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

becquerel
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Becquerel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of becquerel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BECQUEREL»

The term «becquerel» is regularly used and occupies the 96.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BECQUEREL» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BECQUEREL»

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The Becquerel Rays and the Properties of Radium
In 1904, the distinguished scientist R. J. Strutt (Lord Rayleigh) published one of the first books on radioactivity. Clear and accurate, it is appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. 1904 edition.
R. J. Strutt, 2004
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A Century of X-Rays and Radioactivity in Medicine: With ...
This is really a story of two discoveries: of radioactivity by Becquerel and of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie. The discovery of radioactivity was made in Paris on March 1st 1896 by Antoine Henri Becquerel, a Professor of Physics, when he ...
R.F Mould, 1993
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Great Experiments in Physics: Firsthand Accounts from ...
WITHIN a few months after Roentgen announced his discovery of x-rays Becquerel made his equally startling discovery of radioactivity. Here was the first evidence that atoms possessed some structure, even though it was not apparent at the ...
Morris H. Shamos, 1987
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Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science: An ...
It will only analyse the evidence relating to Becquerel's mistakes and his concealment of his own failure. 6.2. Properties. of. the. Radiation. Becquerel began his search for a penetrating radiation emitted by luminescent bodies in January 1896.
Decio Krause, Antônio Augusto Passos Videira, 2011
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A dictionary of chemistry and the allied branches of other ...
1-86 (Vernois and Becquerel). 4-08 (Payen). 3-32 (Chevallier and Henry). 6-69 ( Vernois and Becquerel). Ewe. 4-20 (Chevallier and Henry). 613 (Vernois and Becquerel). 13 3 (Simon). 7 32— 12-40 (Dumas). 8'80 (Vernois and Becquerel).
Henry Watts, 1871
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Surgical memoirs of the War of the Rebellion
Becquerel et Rodier .... Andral et Gavarret . . • . Andral et Gavarret .... Andral et Gavarret .... Andral et Gavarret .... Andral et Oavarret .... Andral et GaTarret .... Andral et Gavarret .... Andral et GaTarret .... Andral et Gavarret .... Becquerel et Rodier .
United States Sanitary Commission, 1871
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Nineteenth-Century Attitudes: Men of Science: Men of Science
that Ampere had declared to his friend Antoine Becquerel (1788- 1878) that he had changed his opinion and had reverted to his former disbelief in the existence of induced currents. The evidence that Ampere had thus changed his opinion is ...
Sydney Ross, 1991
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Histories of Scientific Observation
It may also be the reason Becquerel went to such great lengths to ensure a clear differentiation between the two. Conclusion It comes as no surprise that Becquerel used photography so extensively. The discovery of X-rays was the result of ...
Lorraine Daston, Elizabeth Lunbeck, 2011
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Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science
Meyer and Schweidler were able to deflect Becquerel rays. This result meant these rays were charged particles. From the direction ofdeflection they realized the particles were negatively charged. Meanwhile in Paris, at the Museum of Natural ...
Marjorie C. Malley, 2011
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Eurekas and Euphorias: The Oxford Book of Scientific Anecdotes
Henri Becquerel (1852–1908) was a member of an august scientific dynasty, the third of his line to hold the Chair of Physics at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris (in which his son, Jean, later succeeded him). In 1896, Becquerel ...
Walter Gratzer, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BECQUEREL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term becquerel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Green Austria on warpath against nuclear power in Europe
No safety uniforms are needed to wander around the huge reactor vessel: there is not a becquerel of radioactivity here. Zwentendorf was meant ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Safety course to warn miners about dangers of radon gas
A becquerel measures the amount of radioactive activity in a location. Health Canada has calculated about five per cent of homes in Sudbury ... «Northern Ontario Business, Jun 15»
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A Review of the Opportunities and Processes for Printed Electronics …
French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel first recognized the photovoltaic effect in 1839. Charles Fritts, who coated the semiconductor ... «I-Connect007, Jun 15»
4
The Best Stories About Scientists Working Together and Falling in …
... and radium, and jumpstarted an industry built around radium salts. The Curies shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Henri Becquerel. «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
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Review: Japanese Photographers Reflect on the Fukushima …
Wilhelm Roentgen accidentally discovered X-rays that year, and Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity in uranium salts. The Museum of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Is Fukushima Godzilla? Why 38 million Tokyo residents are at risk.
The highest radiation detected in the Tokyo Metro area was in Saitama with cesium radiation levels detected at 919,000 becquerel (Bq) per ... «UK Progressive Magazine, Jun 15»
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Yes of course, Dr Hunt, your remarks about women in labs were not …
Marie Curie, physicist, shared her first Nobel award in Physics, with her husband Pierre Curie and physicist Henri Becquerel, and also won ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
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Love, intuition and women. Science would wither without them
... Swedish mathematician with feminist sympathies prevented her first Nobel Prize, in physics, from going to Pierre and Henri Becquerel alone. «The Independent, Jun 15»
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Intersolar Europe: New global PV report set to forecast 50GW in 2015
Revealing details of the report at the Intersolar Europe show in Munich today, Gaëtan Masson, director of the Becquerel Institute, one of the five ... «PV-Tech, Jun 15»
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Trawsfynydd and cancer: nuclear power kills
A Becquerel is one disintegration per second. The lake bed sediment was analysed in 1988 by the Central Electricity Generating Board: the ... «The Ecologist, Jun 15»

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