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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
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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