Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The International System unit of radioactivity, equal to one nuclear decay or other nuclear transformation per second.

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

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[After Antoine Henri Becquerel.]

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Borrowing from French becquerel. Named after the French physicist Henri Becquerel.

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  • Are you feeling run down, like you just lost a bequerel?

    Stonkered, as if butt-slapped with a mackerel?

    If you're seeking a means

    To recharge your bounce beans

    Perhaps a holiday and mango daquiri 'll?

    June 23, 2022