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PROPORTIONAL COUNTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced
Synonyms:
proportional counter; proportional counter tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("proportional counter" is a kind of...):
counter tube (a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proportional counter"):
boron counter tube (a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons)
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