rutherford

See also: Rutherford

English

Etymology

After Ernest Rutherford.

Noun

rutherford (plural rutherfords)

1. 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

Polish

Etymology

Named after New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈtɛr.fɔrt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrfɔrt
• Syllabification: ru‧ther‧ford

Noun

Chemical element
Rf
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rutherford m inan

1. rutherfordium

   Synonyms: kurczat, kurczatow

Declension

Declension of rutherford

	singular
nominative	rutherford
genitive	rutherfordu
dative	rutherfordowi
accusative	rutherford
instrumental	rutherfordem
locative	rutherfordzie
vocative	rutherfordzie

Noun

rutherford m inan

1. rutherford (unit)

   Synonym: megabekerel

Declension

Declension of rutherford

	singular	plural
nominative	rutherford	rutherfordy
genitive	rutherforda	rutherfordów
dative	rutherfordowi	rutherfordom
accusative	rutherford	rutherfordy
instrumental	rutherfordem	rutherfordami
locative	rutherfordzie	rutherfordach
vocative	rutherfordzie	rutherfordy

Further reading

• rutherford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French rutherford or English rutherford.

Noun

rutherford m (plural rutherforzi)

1. rutherford

Declension

Declension of rutherford

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rutherford	rutherfordul	(niște) rutherforzi	rutherforzii
genitive/dative	(unui) rutherford	rutherfordului	(unor) rutherforzi	rutherforzilor
vocative	rutherfordule		rutherforzilor