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# curie

noun (a curie, curies — a science unit); a name (Curie)

«curie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied radioactivity, and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two in different sciences. Pierre Curie was her husband and work partner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#m1)
2. A curie is an old unit for measuring radioactivity, named after the Curies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history lessons about famous scientists and women in science, Marie Curie is a role model who worked very hard when women were not welcome in science. She did not know how dangerous radioactivity was, and she became ill from it; her notebooks are still radioactive. In the UK, Marie Curie is also the name of a charity that cares for people who are dying. Phrases: Marie Curie, the Curies, Marie Curie nurses.

### Examples

- Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x1)
- Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x2)
- Marie Curie studied radioactivity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x3)
- Her notebooks are still radioactive and are kept in lead boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x4)
- Marie Curie was born in Poland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x5)
- The Marie Curie charity helps people at the end of their lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x6)
- Radioactivity can be measured in curies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x7)
- We dressed up as Marie Curie for our science day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/#x8)

### Note

As a name: capital C, Curie; pronounced «KYOOR-ee». As a unit: small c, symbol Ci; today scientists mostly use the becquerel instead. The element curium is named after the Curies. It is not an ordinary English word you use for something else.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curie.html) on Mova free.