ALL meanings of becquerel
Bec·que·rel
B b - noun becquerel Antoine Henri (ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ri). 1852–1908, French physicist, who discovered the photographic action of the rays emitted by uranium salts and so instigated the study of radioactivity: Nobel prize for physics 1903 3
- noun becquerel the derived SI unit of radioactivity equal to one disintegration per second 3
- noun becquerel Alexˈandre Edˈmond (alɛksɑ̃dʀə ɛdˈmɔ̃̃) ; ȧleksändr' edmōnˈ) 1820-91; Fr. physicist: father of Antoine Henri 3
- noun becquerel Anˈtoine Céˈsar (ɑ̃ˈtwan seɪˈzaʀ) ; äntwȧnˈ sāzȧrˈ) 1788-1878; Fr. physicist: pioneer in electrochemistry: father of Alexandre 3
- noun becquerel Antoine Henˈri (ɑ̃ˈʀi) ; änrēˈ) 1852-1908; Fr. physicist: discoverer of radioactivity in uranium 3
- noun becquerel the basic unit of radioactivity in the SI system, equal to a rate of decay of one disintegration per second (2.7 × 10-11 curies): abbrev. Bq 3
- noun becquerel Alexandre Edmond [a-lek-sahn-druh ed-mawn] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1820–91, French physicist (son of Antoine César). 1
- noun becquerel Antoine César [ahn-twan sey-zar] /ɑ̃ˈtwan seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), 1788–1878, French physicist. 1
- noun becquerel Antoine Henri [ahn-twan ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1908, French physicist (son of Alexandre Edmond): Nobel Prize 1903. 1
- noun becquerel The SI unit of radioactivity, corresponding to one disintegration per second. 1
- noun becquerel In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq. 0