Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C curie: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cu•rie Pronunciation: (kyoor'ē, kyoo-rē'), [key] — n. Physics, Chem. a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 g of radium-226. Abbr.: Ci Cu•rie Pronunciation: (kyoor'ē, kyoo-rē' Fr. ky-rē'), [key] — n. See 1867–1934, Polish physicist and chemist in France: codiscoverer of radium 1898; Nobel prize for physics 1903, for chemistry 1911. her husband,1859–1906, French physicist and chemist: codiscoverer of radium; Nobel prize for physics 1903. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: curie (Thesaurus) Curia Romana Curie point TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Who's Who in the "Lord of the Rings" Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy Current Events This Week: March 2023 42 Top Western Movie Quotes Slaves in the Family User's Guide to Environmental Language ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: plaudit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language