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GEIGER TUBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Geiger tube mean?
• GEIGER TUBE (noun)
The noun GEIGER TUBE has 1 sense:
1. an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter
Familiarity information: GEIGER TUBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Geiger-Muller tube; Geiger tube
Hypernyms ("Geiger tube" is a kind of...):
ionization chamber; ionization tube (a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation)
Holonyms ("Geiger tube" is a part of...):
Geiger-Muller counter; Geiger counter (counter tube that detects ionizing radiations)
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