BUBBLE CHAMBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bubble chamber mean? 

• BUBBLE CHAMBER (noun)
  The noun BUBBLE CHAMBER has 1 sense:

1. an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

  Familiarity information: BUBBLE CHAMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUBBLE CHAMBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bubble chamber" is a kind of...):

particle detector (a chamber in which particles can be made visible)