How to Pronounce “curie

word

/ˈkjʊɹi/
/kjˈʊɹi/

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈkjʊɹi/

British English

/kjˈʊɹi/

Listen in Context

Working with even one curie of a substance requires special safety procedures.

Most labs today use the becquerel instead of the curie as the standard unit for radioactivity.

One curie measures the activity of a radioactive material.

Marie Curie is famous for her research with the curie unit.