scintillometer

scintillation counter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /sˌɪntɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚ/
- /sˌɪntɪlˈɒmɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /sˌɪntɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚ/

Definitions of scintillometer word

noun scintillometer a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier. 1
noun scintillometer a device for observing ionizing radiation by the scintillations it produces in a suitable material 0
noun scintillometer scintillation counter 0

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Origin of scintillometer

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Scintillometer

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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scintillometer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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