Explore Curie through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like chemist or physicist. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Curie meaning
3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
Synonyms of Curie
Using Curie
- The main meaning on this page is: 3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
- Useful related words include: marie curie, madame curie, marya sklodowska, chemist.
- In the example corpus, curie often appears in combinations such as: marie curie, the curie, curie and.
Context around Curie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curie
- In this selection, "curie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marie, pierre, despite, nurses, hospice and healthcare stand out and add context to how "curie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to marie curie and to marie curie nurses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curie" sits close to words such as almonds, assassinate and avoidable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Donations if so desired to Marie Curie Nurses. (8 words)
Donations in lieu of flowers to Marie Curie. (8 words)
Curie and also with M. G. Bémont P. Curie, Mme. (10 words)
Helen Cartwright, a secretary at Wilkes Partnership’s Solihull office, nominated the charity after her mum, Margaret Nicholls (75), was supported by Marie Curie when she was diagnosed with Stage four Metastatic Lung Cancer in September 2020. (37 words)
Despite Curie's fame as a scientist working for France, the public's attitude tended toward xenophobia —the same that had led to the Dreyfus affair –which also fuelled false speculation that Curie was Jewish. (35 words)
Examples of paramagnets Materials that are called "paramagnets" are most often those that exhibit, at least over an appreciable temperature range, magnetic susceptibilities that adhere to the Curie or Curie–Weiss laws. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ali Patterson (from left) from NI Chest Heart and Stroke, Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant Annette Nixon, Eva Rowan and Clare Magilton, Marie Curie’s Community Outpatient Nurse Manager.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Marie Curie, Marie Curie Hospice, Cardiff and the Vale, Bridgeman Road, Penarth CF64 3YR, in memory of Kitty.
Curie and also with M. G. Bémont P. Curie, Mme.
Despite Curie's fame as a scientist working for France, the public's attitude tended toward xenophobia —the same that had led to the Dreyfus affair –which also fuelled false speculation that Curie was Jewish.
Discovery details Radium was discovered by Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie on 21 December 1898, in a uraninite sample.
Examples of paramagnets Materials that are called "paramagnets" are most often those that exhibit, at least over an appreciable temperature range, magnetic susceptibilities that adhere to the Curie or Curie–Weiss laws.
More complex Curie-point irons circulate a high-frequency AC current through the tip, using magnetic physics to direct heating only where the surface of the tip drops below the Curie point.
The 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Becquerel for his discovery and to Pierre Curie and Marie Curie for their subsequent research into radioactivity.
World War I Curie in a mobile X-ray vehicle During World War I, Curie saw a need for field radiological centres near the front lines to assist battlefield surgeons.
As a Synth, Curie can function as any of human companions would.
Curie came out hot, hitting its first four three-point attempts.
Donations if so desired to Marie Curie Nurses.
Donations in lieu of flowers to Marie Curie.
Donations in lieu of flowers would be appreciated to Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth direct or via the link below.
End of life charity Marie Curie said the figures make for “sad reading but come as no surprise to us”.
Family flowers only please donations if desired in memory of Ann may be sent to Marie Curie Nurses.
Family flowers only please Donations if desired to The Marie Curie Nurses.
Family flowers only please with donations if desired to go to Marie Curie.
Helen Cartwright, a secretary at Wilkes Partnership’s Solihull office, nominated the charity after her mum, Margaret Nicholls (75), was supported by Marie Curie when she was diagnosed with Stage four Metastatic Lung Cancer in September 2020.
In December 1898 Curie identified two new materials, which she named polonium and radium.
Common combinations with curie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: