NOUN | quantity | rutherford | a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second |
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person | Rutherford, Daniel Rutherford | British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) | |
person | Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson | British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) |
Sounds | rah'therferd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | A unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second. | |
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Broader | radioactivity unit | A measure of radioactivity |
Meaning | British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819). | |
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Synonym | Daniel Rutherford | |
Instance of | chemist | A scientist who specializes in chemistry |
Spanish | Daniel Rutherford, Rutherford | |
Catalan | Daniel Rutherford, Rutherford |
Meaning | British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937). | |
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Synonyms | Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson | |
Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
Spanish | Ernest Rutherford, Rutherford | |
Catalan | Ernest Rutherford, Rutherford |
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