Geiger counter
A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensityA device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
» I have a Geiger counter.
Meaning
2 sensesA device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
Geigerzähler
счётчик Ге́йгераsčótčik Géjgera
лічильник Ге́йгераličylʹnyk Héjhera, лічильник Ґе́йґераličylʹnyk Géjgera
(broadly)A feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for.
- counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
Examples
4 sentencesI have a Geiger counter.
Give me the Geiger counter.
deGib mir den Geigerzähler! — Waldelfe
Tom bought a Geiger counter.
deTom hat sich einen Geigerzähler gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The Geiger counter is an instrument that measures radioactivity.
Translations
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Origin
Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest RNamed after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
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Forms
plural: Geiger counters| Singular | Geiger counter |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- counter tube that detects ionizing radiations:Geiger-Muller counter