Geiger counter

Noun

Meaning

counter tube that detects ionizing radiations

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The excitement is growing so much I think the Geiger counter of Olympo-mania is going to go zoink off the scale. Boris Johnson

The natural born reason we didn't git no yew-ranium when we crosses the li'l yew tree and the gee-ranium is on account of cause we didn't have no geiger counter. Walt Kelly

A loudspeaker is also used for indication main A Geiger counter consists of a Geiger-Müller tube, the sensing element which detects the radiation, and the processing electronics, which displays the result. Source: Internet

Also at the university, science Professor Joe Huxley ( John Lithgow ) and students use a Geiger counter to monitor the level of nuclear fallout outside. Source: Internet

A cat is placed in a steel box along with a Geiger counter, a vial of poison, a hammer, and a radioactive substance. Source: Internet

However, the G-M tube produces a pulse output which is the same magnitude for all detected radiation, so a Geiger counter with an end window tube cannot distinguish between alpha and beta particles. Source: Internet

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