- microcurie
- noun Date: 1911 a unit of quantity or of radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie
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microcurie — MICROCURÍE s.f. Unitate de măsură a radioactivităţii, egală cu a milioana parte dintr o curie. [gen. iei. / cf. fr. microcurie]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN MICROCURIE Cü RÍ/ s. f. unitate de măsură a radioactivităţii, a… … Dicționar Român
microcurie — [ mikrokyri ] n. m. • 1941; de micro et curie ♦ Phys. Unité équivalant à un millionième de curie. microcurie [mikʀokyʀi] n. m. ÉTYM. 1911, écrit micro curie, in Rev. gén. des sc.; de micro , et curie. ❖ ♦ Didact … Encyclopédie Universelle
microcurie — (µCi) a common unit of radioactivity. The microcurie equals 10 6 curie or 37 kilobecquerels; this corresponds to a radioactivity of 37 000 atomic disintegrations per second … Dictionary of units of measurement
microcurie — /muy kreuh kyoor ee, muy kroh kyoo ree /, n. Physics, Chem. a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 104 disintegrations per second. Symbol: µCi, µc [1910 15; MICRO + CURIE] * * * … Universalium
microcurie — noun A unit or radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie: Symbol μCi … Wiktionary
microcurie — One millionth of a curie; a quantity of any radionuclide with 3.7 × 104 disintegrations per second. * * * mi·cro·cu·rie mī krō .kyu̇(ə)r ē, .mī krō kyu̇ rē n a unit of quantity or of radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie * * *… … Medical dictionary
microcurie — mi·cro·cu·rie s.m.inv. TS fis. unità di misura della radioattività corrispondente a un milionesimo di curie {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di micro e curie … Dizionario italiano
microcurie — n. unit of radioactivity that is equal to one millionth of a curie (Physics, Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
microcurie — mi·cro·curie … English syllables
microcurie — mi•cro•cu•rie [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌkyʊər i, ˌmaɪ kroʊ kyʊˈri[/t]] n. phs chem. a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 x 104 disintegrations per second. Symbol: μCi, μc • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
