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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

becquerels

/bɛkˈɛərəlz/ noun · British & US
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What does becquerels mean?

noun

The becquerel is the SI unit of radioactivity, defined as the quantity of any radioactive substance that undergoes one nuclear decay per second. It is named after Henri Becquerel, a French physicist.

Example

"The scientist measured the radioactivity of the sample in becquerels per second."

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