English Explanatory Dictionary

Geiger counter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
  2. a feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ /ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Geiger counter.wav

Word forms

Geiger counter Geiger counters

Etymology

Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.

Synonyms

Geiger-Müller counter
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