HyperDic: joliot-curie

English > 2 senses of the word Joliot-Curie:
NOUNperson Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot-CurieFrench physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
person Joliot-Curie, Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot-CurieFrench nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie)
English > Joliot-Curie: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956).
SynonymIrene Joliot-Curie
Instance ofphysicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishIrene Joliot-Curie
CatalanIrene Joliot-Curie
English > Joliot-Curie: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningFrench nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958).
SynonymsJoliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot, Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
Instance ofphysicistA scientist trained in physics

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