RUTHERFORD

Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson

(noun) British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)

Rutherford, Daniel Rutherford

(noun) British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)

rutherford

(noun) a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

rutherford (plural rutherfords)

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.

Synonyms

• megabecquerel

Etymology

Proper noun

Rutherford

A Scottish habitational surname from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.

(rare) A male given name from surnames.

A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

A census-designated place in Napa County, California, United States.

A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

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