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curie

/ˈkjʊə.ri/

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noun

/ˈkjʊə.ri/C2formalscientific
  • ruЕдиница радиоактивности, равная количеству радиоактивного изотопа, который распадается со скоростью 37 миллиардов распадов в секунду.
  1. C2formalscientific

    A unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37 billion disintegrations per second.

    ruКюри

    • The sample had an activity of 5 curies.
    • One curie is a very large amount of radioactivity.
    • The laboratory measured the source in millicuries.
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  • curie's possessive singular form