geiger-muller counter
Geiger counter
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Definitions of geiger-muller counter words
- noun geiger-muller 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-muller counter (physics) Geiger counter. 0
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Origin of geiger-muller 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-muller 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 62% 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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