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curie

UK /ˈkjʊəri/US /ˈkjʊri/

词源

Named after Marie Curie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), the pioneering researchers in radioactivity. The unit was established in 1910.

noun

❶ 居里,放射性活度的单位,用于衡量放射性物质的衰变速率。1居里等于每秒3.7×10¹⁰次衰变。

“The radium sample had an activity of one curie.”

(这个镭样品的放射性活度为1居里。)

“The curie is named after Marie Curie, the famous physicist.”

(居里这个单位是以著名物理学家玛丽·居里的名字命名的。)

同义词:Ci, radioactivity unit

常见短语

millicurie — 毫居里,等于千分之一居里,用于表示较小的放射性活度。

“The medical tracer contained 5 millicuries of technetium.”

(这种医学示踪剂含有5毫居里的锝。)

microcurie — 微居里,等于百万分之一居里,用于表示极小的放射性活度。

“The lab handled samples with activities in the microcurie range.”

(实验室处理的样品放射性活度在微居里级别。)