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GEIGER

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Overview

GEIGER (noun)
  The noun GEIGER has 1 sense:

1. German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)play

  Familiarity information: GEIGER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GEIGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Geiger; Hans Geiger

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)


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