noun
curie
noun
1
A unit of radioactivity, equal to 37 billion decays per second.
"Older radiation measurements were often given in curies rather than becquerels."
How to Use Curie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA scientific unit measuring how radioactive a substance is, named after the Curies.
Word Forms
curies plural
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Etymology
Named after physicist Pierre Curie (1859–1906), who along with his wife Marie Curie pioneered research into radioactivity.