geiger counter

Gei·ger count·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahy-ger koun-ter]
- /ˈgaɪ gər ˈkaʊn tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahy-ger koun-ter]
- /ˈgaɪ gər ˈkaʊn tər/

Definitions of geiger counter words

noun geiger counter an instrument for detecting ionizing radiations, consisting of a gas-filled tube in which electric-current pulses are produced when the gas is ionized by radiation, and of a device to register these pulses: used chiefly to measure radioactivity. 1
noun geiger counter device that measures radioactivity 1
countable noun geiger counter A Geiger counter is a device which finds and measures radioactivity. 0
noun geiger counter an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of ionizing radiation. It consists of a gas-filled tube containing a fine wire anode along the axis of a cylindrical cathode with a potential difference of several hundred volts. Any particle or photon which ionizes any number of gas molecules in the tube causes a discharge which is registered by electronic equipment. The magnitude of the discharge does not depend upon the nature or the energy of the ionizing particle 0
noun geiger counter an instrument for detecting and counting ionizing particles that pass through it: it consists of a needlelike electrode inside a hollow metallic cylinder filled with gas which, when ionized by the radiation, sets up a current in an electric field: a refined version (Geiger-Müller counter) with an amplifying system is used for detecting and measuring radioactivity 0
noun geiger counter A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity. 0

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Origin of geiger counter

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; named after H. Geiger

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geiger counter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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