noun
- plural of curie, a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 × 10¹⁰ disintegrations per second
Usage: scientific; physics
Examples
- The radioactive sample measured 2.5 curies.
- Scientists recorded radiation levels in curies per gram.
- The nuclear waste contained several thousand curies of radioactive material.
- Medical isotopes are often measured in millicuries rather than full curies.
- The detector registered 0.8 curies from the cesium source.
- Safety regulations limit exposure to materials exceeding 10 curies.