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GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Geiger-Muller counter mean?
• GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER (noun)
The noun GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER has 1 sense:
1. counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
Familiarity information: GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Geiger-Muller counter; Geiger counter
Hypernyms ("Geiger-Muller counter" is a kind of...):
counter tube (a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events)
Meronyms (parts of "Geiger-Muller counter"):
Geiger-Muller tube; Geiger tube (an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter)
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