Geiger counter
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Geiger counter
- /ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ UK
- /ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/ US
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Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
noun Geiger counters
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A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
Figure 27 shows a Geiger counter, used to detect ionizing radiation. The counter consists of a thin central wire, carrying a positive charge, surrounded by a concentric circular conducting cylinder, carrying an equal negative charge.
Similar: Geiger-Müller counter
- a feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for. Any Geiger Counter feature can direct a user towards an RFID tagged item or at least point the user in the right direction, depending on how far away the RFID tag is.
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noun device
| Español | contador Geiger (gáiguer), contador de Geiger (gáiguer), medidor de radiación |
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| 한국어 | 가이거 계수기 Gaigeo gyesugi |
| 日本語 | ガイガー計数管 Gaigā-keisūkan, ガイガーカウンター Gaigā kauntā |
| 中文 | 蓋革計數器 /盖革计数器 Gàigé jìshùqì |
| हिन्दी | गाइगर काउन्टर gāigar kāunṭar |
| Português | contador Geiger |
| Français | compteur Geiger |
| Deutsch | Geigerzähler |
| Italiano | contatore Geiger |
| Română | detector-Geiger, contor Geiger |
| Русский | счётчик Ге́йгера sčótčik Géjgera |
| العربية | عَدَّاد غَايْغَر ʕaddād ḡayḡar, عَدَّاد جَايْجَر ʕaddād gaygar |
| עברית | מונה גייגר moné gáyger |
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title = {Geiger counter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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