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GEIGER COUNTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
Synonyms:
Geiger-Muller counter; Geiger counter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Geiger counter" is a kind of...):
counter tube (a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events)
Meronyms (parts of "Geiger counter"):
Geiger-Muller tube; Geiger tube (an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter)
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