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Definition: Joliot-Curie

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956).[Wordnet]
2. French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958).[Wordnet].

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Date "Joliot-Curie" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1936. (references)

Common Expressions: Joliot-Curie

Expressions Definition
Frédéric Joliot-Curie Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie né Joliot (March 19, 1900 - August 14, 1958) was a French physicist and Nobel laureate. (references)
Irene Joliot-Curie French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Joliot-Curie


Joliot-Curie

Joliot-Curie may refer to more than one person:

  • Frédéric Joliot-Curie
  • Irène Joliot-Curie - his wife

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Topics by Level of Interest: Joliot-Curie

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Irène Joliot-Curie 18     Frédéric Joliot-Curie 12
Frédéric Joliot-Curie 12     Irène Joliot-Curie 18
Joliot-Curie 3     Joliot-Curie 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).