Geiger counter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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〕
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Geiger counter• Sea-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
Gei‧ger count‧er /ˈɡaɪɡə ˌkaʊntə $ -ɡər ˌkaʊntər/
noun [countable]
Gei‧ger count‧er /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
Origin: Hans W. Geiger (1882-1945), German scientist who invented it (with Walter M. Müller)