rutherford
IPA: rˈʌθɝfɝd
noun
- An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
- A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Napa County, California.
- A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
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Examples of "rutherford" in Sentences
- I am currently a student at rutherford..
- Rutherford is the first Inkling we meet.
- Rutherford said that he would not do it.
- Rutherford had a long carrier in physics.
- Rutherford reported the experiment in 1772.
- Rutherford is not the name he was born with.
- This is noteworthy to the article on Rutherford.
- Rutherford certainly wanted to boost membership.
- Rutherford and Banks decided to continue as Genesis.
- Rutherford Hayes charged that the bill was unconstitutional.