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Geiger counter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Gei·ger count·er /ˈɡaɪɡə ˌkaʊntə $ -ɡər ˌkaʊntər/ noun [countable]  TMan instrument that finds and measures radioactivity 盖革计数器〔探测放射性的一种仪器〕
Examples from the Corpus
Geiger counterSea-anglers dot the foreshore, their rods like the jittery feelers of crayfish or the dials of a Geiger counter.Just before each Geiger counter click we see a flash of light from the illuminated electron.There are various ways of monitoring radiation, the best known being the Geiger counter.The Geiger counter may not have been properly calibrated.
Origin Geiger counter (1900-2000) Hans W. Geiger (1882-1945), German scientist who invented it (with Walter M. Müller)
Gei·ger count·er nounChineseSyllable
finds radioactivity that measures Corpus instrument an and


Geiger counter
Geiger counter /ˈɡaɪɡə ˌkaʊntə $ -ɡər ˌkaʊntər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Hans W. Geiger (1882-1945), German scientist who invented it (with Walter M. Müller)
an instrument that finds and measures radioactivity


Gei·ger count·erBrE /ˈɡaɪɡə kaʊntə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡaɪɡər kaʊntər/ 🔊 nouna device used for finding and measuring radioactivity 盖格计数器(用以探测和测量放射性)