What does CURIE mean?

Heres your result: Curie

1. Parts of Speech: Noun

2. Definition: Curie is a unit of measurement for radioactivity, named after Marie and Pierre Curie, the famous French physicists. One curie is equal to the amount of radioactive decay of one gram of radium per second.

3. Pronunciation: US: /ˈkyʊri/; UK: /ˈkjʊəri/

4. Origin and Usage: The curie was first introduced in 1910 by the International Congress of Radiology, in honor of the Curies work on radioactivity. It is commonly used in the field of nuclear physics and medicine to measure the amount of radioactivity in a substance.

5. Synonyms: None

6. Related Words: Curer, Curia, Curls, Curly, Curse, Curve, Curry, Cutie, Curds, Curst

7. Example Sentences:

• The radiation level in the lab was measured at 0.05 curies per hour.
• She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, along with her husband, for their discovery of radium and polonium, which led to the development of the curie.