Rutherford

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biographical name (1)

Ruth·​er·​ford ˈrə-t͟hər-fərd 

-ṯẖə-,

-thər-,

-thə-

Ernest 1871–1937 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson British physicist

Rutherford

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biographical name (2)

Joseph Franklin 1869–1942 American leader of Jehovah's Witnesses

Medical Definition

rutherford

noun

ruth·​er·​ford ˈrət͟h-ə(r)-fərd  ˈrəth- 

: a unit strength of a radioactive source corresponding to one million disintegrations per second

—abbreviation rd