rutherford

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English

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Etymology

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After Ernest Rutherford.

Noun

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rutherford (plural rutherfords)

  1. An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Named after New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ruˈtɛr.fɔrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrfɔrt
  • Syllabification: ru‧ther‧ford

Noun

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Chemical element
Rf
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rutherford m inan

  1. rutherfordium
    Synonyms: kurczat, kurczatow

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rutherford m inan

  1. rutherford (unit)
    Synonym: megabekerel

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French rutherford or English rutherford.

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rutherford m (plural rutherforzi)

  1. rutherford

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