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Meaning of "curie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURIE

Named after Pierre Curie.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CURIE

curie  [ˈkjʊərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURIE

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Curie 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 CURIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Curie

The curie is a non-SI unit of radioactivity, named after Marie and Pierre Curie. It is defined as 1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 decays per second. While its continued use is discouraged by NIST and other bodies, the curie is widely used throughout the US government and industry. One curie is roughly the activity of 1 gram of the radium isotope 226Ra, a substance studied by the Curies. The SI derived unit of radioactivity is the becquerel, which equates to one decay per second. Therefore: 1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 Bq = 37 GBq = 37.000.000.000 atoms decaying per second and 1 Bq ≅ 2.703 × 10−11 Ci Another commonly used measure of radioactivity is the microcurie: 1 μCi = 3.7 × 104 disintegrations per second = 2.22 × 106 disintegrations per minute A radiotherapy machine may have roughly 1000 Ci of a radioisotope such as caesium-137 or cobalt-60. This quantity of radioactivity can produce serious health effects with only a few minutes of close-range, unshielded exposure. Ingesting even a millicurie is usually fatal. For example, the LD-50 for ingested polonium-210 is 240 μCi. The typical human body contains roughly 0.

Definition of curie in the English dictionary

The definition of curie in the dictionary is a unit of radioactivity that is equal to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second Ci.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURIE


decury
ˈdɛkjʊərɪ
Dioscuri
ˌdaɪɒsˈkjʊərɪ
estuary
ˈɛstjʊərɪ
fury
ˈfjʊərɪ
January
ˈdʒænjʊərɪ
kilocurie
ˈkɪləˌkjʊərɪ
megacurie
ˈmeɡəˌkjʊərɪ
microcurie
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkjʊərɪ
micromicrocurie
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmaɪkrəʊˌkjʊərɪ
millicurie
ˈmɪlɪˌkjʊərɪ
Newry
ˈnjʊərɪ
obituary
əˈbɪtjʊərɪ
ossuary
ˈɒsjʊərɪ
picocurie
ˈpiːkəʊˌkjʊərɪ
residuary
rɪˈzɪdjʊərɪ
sanctuary
ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ
statuary
ˈstætjʊərɪ
sumptuary
ˈsʌmptjʊərɪ
Urey
ˈjʊərɪ
Venturi
vɛnˈtjʊərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURIE

curia
Curia Regis
Curia Rhaetorum
curiae
Curiae Regis
curial
curialism
curialist
curialistic
Curie point
Curie temperature
Curie-Weiss law
Curie´s law
curiet
curietherapy
curing
curio
curiosa
curiosities
curiosity

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURIE

barrie
batterie
brasserie
brie
calorie
courie
Erie
Joliot-Curie
Kyrie
librairie
lingerie
lourie
Lurie
Marie
pourie
prairie
scourie
seigneurie
signeurie
tourie

Synonyms and antonyms of curie in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «curie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURIE

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

Translator English - Chinese

居里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curie
570 millions of speakers

English

curie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्यूरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кюри
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

curialist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

curie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curialist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Curie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キュリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퀴리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curialist
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

curie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

curialist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुपीतावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

curialist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

curie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Curie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кюрі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Curie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

curie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

curie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

curie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Curie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURIE»

The term «curie» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURIE»

Discover the use of curie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
Lauren Redniss, 2010
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Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie
Draws on diaries, letters, and family interviews to discusses the lesser-known achievements and scientific insights of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and producer of radium, documenting how she was compromised by the prejudices of a male ...
Barbara Goldsmith, 2005
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Curie
Presents the life of the Polish scientist, including her childhood, her marriage and collaboration with Pierre Curie, and her research which led to the discovery of polonium and radium, for which she was awarded two Noble Prizes.
Sarah Dry, 2003
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Marie Curie and Her Daughters: The Private Lives of ...
Factually rich, personal and original, this is an engrossing story about the most famous woman in science that rips the cover off the myth and reveals the real person, friend, and mother behind it.
Shelley Emling, 2012
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Pierre Curie: With Autobiographical Notes by Marie Curie
In addition to a biographical profile, it features accounts of the couple's scientific contemporaries and Marie Curie's autobiographic notes of her own work with radiation.
Marie Curie, 1963
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Marie Curie: A Biography
This informative, accessible, and concise biography looks at Marie Curie not just as a dedicated scientist but also as a complex woman with a sometimes-tumultuous personal life.
Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie, 2010
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Marie Curie
Presents a portrait of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize due to her groundbreaking discoveries in radiation, which have profoundly impacted modern science and cancer research.
Elizabeth MacLeod, 2009
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Marie Curie: And the Science of Radioactivity
Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium.
Naomi Pasachoff, 1996
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Marie Curie
Traces the life and work of the Polish-born scientist whose study of radioactivity lead to her receiving two Nobel Prizes.
Kathleen Krull, 2009
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Madame Curie - A Biography by Eve Curie
This is the Madame Curie many people know but here is a biography written by her daughter Eve that shows her human side, in a way that can only be viewed and admired from a family member describing her as a caring mother, devoted and ...
Eve Curie, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marie Curie cash from Blair Castle fundraising event
This year, Marie Curie built on the money raised by hosting its Blooming Great Tea Party in the castle's Hercules Garden last month, where ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
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Greenwoods Sunkissed Summer Event in aid of Marie Curie
Marie Curie Nurses work night and day, in people's homes, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support, and the Marie Curie hospices ... «BillericayEssex, Jul 15»
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Thousands raised for Marie Curie in UK's biggest charity swimathon
Swimmers raised thousands for charity while taking part in the UK's biggest charity swim event. Everyone Active swimmers from Acton and ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
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Marie Curie Walk to Remember
Marie Curie is encouraging people in Aberdeen and the shire to get together with friends and family and walk 10k around Hazlehead on ... «Donside Piper and Herald, Jul 15»
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Marie Curie raises £5000 at Banchory lunch
This was a very successful day and the sum of £5,000 was raised to provide palliative care to anyone suffering from a terminal illness no matter ... «Donside Piper and Herald, Jul 15»
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Blooming Great Tea Party raises money for Marie Curie
... on Sunday, which raised £819.08 for the cancer charity, Marie Curie. ... and we all over the moon with how much we raised for Marie Curie.”. «Maidenhead Advertiser, Jul 15»
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15 more family courts required in Chennai: Amicus Curie
Amicus Curie George Williams was appointed by the High Court to go into the issue in the light of a petition by a woman bank employee ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
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Southport friends tackle Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge for Marie …
When asked why the pair chose to support Marie Curie cancer care, she ... on why she thought the nurses of Marie Curie deserve the funds. «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
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Motorcyclists head west to raise money for Marie Curie
Motorcyclists head west to raise money for Marie Curie. By West Briton | Posted: July 02, 2015. The fundraising team who arranged the charity motorbike ride. «West Briton, Jul 15»
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Joinery firm employees to ride bikes from Runcorn to support Marie …
Cyclists will set off from Runcorn on a gruelling 325 mile route in a bid to raise funds for Marie Curie. Thirty members from branches of ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»

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