also: きゅーりー
curie (unit of radioactivity)
Scientific unit of radioactivity, equal to 3.7 × 10¹⁰ decays per second. Used in physics and nuclear medicine.
The radioactivity of this source is about 10 curies.
Standard katakana spelling for the unit of radioactivity.
Less common variant spelling; the standard form is キュリー.
From French 'curie', named after Marie and Pierre Curie.