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Geiger counter Definition


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Geiger counter
noun
    1. physics.
      An instrument that is used to detect and measure the intensity of ionizing radiation by counting the number of electrical pulses generated by electrons released from ionized gas atoms.
Etymology: 1920s: named after Hans Geiger (1882‐1945), German physicist.



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