Definition of rutherford Rutherford
/ɹʌˈθɚfɚd/ - [rutherferd] - Ruth•er•ford
We found 5 definitions of rutherford from 3 different sources.
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What does rutherford mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rutherfords |
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| rutherford - British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) | ||
| Ernest Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford, First Baron Rutherford of Nelson | ||
| rutherford - British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) | ||
| Daniel Rutherford | ||
| rutherford - a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rutherford (Noun)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- rutherford, noun, singular of rutherfords.
