Curie (Noun)
Meaning 1
A unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The Geiger counter measured a curie of radioactivity emanating from the old nuclear plant.
- One curie of radium was found in the abandoned laboratory equipment.
- Scientists measured a curie of radioactive isotopes in the air surrounding the damaged reactor.
- The nuclear accident released nearly two curies of radioactive materials into the environment.
- Specialized suits were worn by workers to minimize exposure to one curie of radioactive material found on the contaminated site.
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Meaning 2
French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Pierre Curie was a renowned French physicist who made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity alongside his wife Marie Curie.
- The French physicist Pierre Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for his pioneering work on radioactivity.
- Pierre Curie's research on magnetism and radioactivity led to significant advancements in the field of physics during his lifetime.
- As a French physicist, Pierre Curie's work on radioactivity paved the way for future scientists to explore the properties of radioactive elements.
- Pierre Curie's collaboration with his wife Marie Curie resulted in the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
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Meaning 3
French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Marie Curie was a renowned scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of radioactivity.
- She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to receive the award in two different fields, largely due to her work as Curie.
- The Curie family often spoke of a mystical Poland to help cope with their wartime separation and later to bond in their grief.
- In the early 1908, her husband Pierre Curie died, but she continued his work in his honor as Maria Curie.
- Marie Curie, known to the French public as Mme. Curie, was famous for her discovery of radioactivity with polonium and radium but died young.