Rutherford Definition

rŭthər-fərd
noun
A unit for measuring radioactive decay, equal to the mass (of a given substance) required to give off one million disintegrations per second; one million becquerels: symbol, rd.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Daniel Rutherford
  • First Baron Rutherford
  • First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
  • ernest rutherford
pronoun

A Scottish habitational surname from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.

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Other Word Forms of Rutherford

Noun

Singular:
rutherford
Plural:
rutherfords

Origin of Rutherford

  • Old English hryðer (“cattle") + ford (“ford").

    From Wiktionary

  • After Ernest Rutherford

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Ernest Rutherford.

    From Wiktionary

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