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spinˈthariscope
[Irreg. f. Gr. σπινθαρίς spark: see -scope.]
An instrument in which the rays emitted from the metal radium are evidenced by the production of tiny sparks.
1903Sir W. Crookes in Science 26 June 1002, I propose to call this little instrument the ‘spinthariscope’. 1904Longm. Mag. Dec. 126 He was as full of vivacity as a spinthariscope. |