Rutherford

[ruhth-er-ferd, ruhth-]

noun

1. Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.

2. Ernest 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, 1871–1937, English physicist, born in New Zealand: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1908.

3. John Sherman Johnny, born 1938, U.S. racing-car driver.

4. Joseph Franklin, 1869–1942, U.S. leader of Jehovah's Witnesses.

5. Dame Margaret, 1892–1972, British actress.

6. a city in NE New Jersey.

rutherford

¹

/ ˈrʌðəfəd /

noun

1. rd. a unit of activity equal to the quantity of a radioactive nuclide required to produce one million disintegrations per second

Rutherford

²

/ ˈrʌðəfəd /

noun

1. Ernest , 1st Baron. 1871–1937, British physicist, born in New Zealand, who discovered the atomic nucleus (1909). Nobel prize for chemistry 1908

2. Dame Margaret . 1892–1972, British stage and screen actress. Her films include Passport to Pimlico (1949), Murder She Said (1962), and The VIPs (1963)

3. Mark , original name William Hale White . 1831–1913, British novelist and writer, whose work deals with his religious uncertainties: best known for The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford (1881) and the novel The Revolution in Tanner's Lane (1887)

Rutherford

1. New Zealand-born British physicist who was a pioneer of subatomic physics. He discovered the atomic nucleus and named the proton. Rutherford demonstrated that radioactive elements give off three types of rays, which he named alpha, beta, and gamma, and invented the term half-life to measure the rate of radioactive decay. For this work he was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1908.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rutherford¹

C20: named after Ernest _Rutherford

Example Sentences

The tournament will kick off June 11 and end July 19 with the final in East Rutherford, N.J.

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"Any Jamaican athlete in the sprints is following on from one of the greatest of all-time, so there is inevitably added pressure," Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford said on BBC TV.

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This World Cup, the second to be played in the U.S., will kick off June 11 in Mexico City and end in East Rutherford, N.J. on July 19.

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In a recent essay published by Salon, Danilyn Rutherford shared a personal story about her daughter Millie, “a radiant young woman with thick hair, a brilliant smile and multiple disabilities.”

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Danilyn Rutherford served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and the University of California, Santa Cruz before becoming the president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

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