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HANS GEIGER
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• HANS GEIGER (noun)
The noun HANS GEIGER has 1 sense:
1. German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)
Familiarity information: HANS GEIGER used as a noun is very rare.
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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