bekerel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French becquerel. Named after French physicist Henri Becquerel Joule (1852–1908). First attested in 1909, but in common usage only as of 1982.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈkɛ.rɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrɛl
  • Syllabification: be‧ke‧rel

Noun

bekerel m inan (abbreviation Bq)

  1. becquerel

Declension

References

  1. bekerel in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • bekerel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bekerel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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