Noun Definition

curie

1.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):ci

Category: General

2.Definition: 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)

Related Noun(s):madame curie, marie curie, marya sklodowska

Category: People

3.Definition: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)

Related Noun(s):pierre curie

Category: People