SCINTILLATION COUNTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scintillation counter mean? 

• SCINTILLATION COUNTER (noun)
  The noun SCINTILLATION COUNTER has 1 sense:

1. counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation

  Familiarity information: SCINTILLATION COUNTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCINTILLATION COUNTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scintillation counter" is a kind of...):

counter tube (a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events)

 Context examples 

It is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of dyes, smoke screens, scintillation counter crystals, and in organic semiconductor research.

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