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Geiger counter

Geiger counter

 
pronunciation:
gaI gr kaUn tr
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part of speech: noun
definition: an instrument that detects radiation by means of a gas that ionizes when in the presence of radioactive emanations, and that also measures it by a device that counts the electrical pulses emitted by the ionized gas.
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  measurement, tool