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DOSIMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dosimeter mean?
• DOSIMETER (noun)
The noun DOSIMETER has 1 sense:
1. a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)
Familiarity information: DOSIMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dosemeter; dosimeter
Hypernyms ("dosimeter" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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