rutherford
/ˈrʌðərfərd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
name
A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
name
A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
name
A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "One of the things making the trip possible is Rutherford’s microlight aircraft. Microlights are small one or two-seat planes used for leisure or personal transport. If she completes her trip, Rutherford will also claim the record for the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo in a microlight aircraft."
- "A native of Rutherford, California, Abreu earned 26 wins across more than 100 open-wheel races last year that involved not just the aforementioned USAC midgets but also 410 (winged and non-winged) and 360 (winged) sprint cars."
Etymology
After Ernest Rutherford.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, *hrunþaz