becquerel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbɛkəˈrɛl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bek′ə rel′; Fr. bekə rel′)


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becquerel /ˌbɛkəˈrɛl/ n
  1. the derived SI unit of radioactivity equal to one disintegration per second
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Antoine Henri Becquerel
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bec•que•rel  (bek′ə rel′; Fr. bekə rel′),USA pronunciation n. 
    A•lex•an•dre Ed•mond  (a lek sän′drə ed môn′),USA pronunciation 1820–91, French physicist (son of Antoine César). An•toine Cé•sar  (än twan′ sā zar′),USA pronunciation 1788–1878, French physicist. An•toine Hen•ri  (än twan′ än rē′),USA pronunciation 1852–1908, French physicist (son of Alexandre Edmond): Nobel prize 1903.
'becquerel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bq - Becquerel effect - Becquerel rays

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