curie

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.

Anagrams

• urcei, ureic

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

Anagrams

• cuire, cuiré

Further reading

• “curie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

curie f

1. plural of curia

Noun

curie m (invariable)

1. curie (unit of measure)