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Geiger counter

Gei·ger count·er [ ggər kòwntər ] (plural Gei·ger coun·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
radiation detector: an instrument used to measure the intensity of ionizing radiation by detecting particles from a radioactive substance

[Early 20th century. After Hans Geiger (1882-1945), German physicist]
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