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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 radiationsplay

  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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