英语词汇“geiger counter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Geiger counter

(gaɪgəʳ kaʊntəʳ)

Word forms: plural Geiger counters

countable noun

A Geiger counter is a device which finds and measures radioactivity.

Geiger counter in British English

or Geiger-Müller counter (ˈɡaɪɡəˈmʊlə)

noun

an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of ionizing radiation. It consists of a gas-filled tube containing a fine wire anode along the axis of a cylindrical cathode with a potential difference of several hundred volts. Any particle or photon which ionizes any number of gas molecules in the tube causes a discharge which is registered by electronic equipment. The magnitude of the discharge does not depend upon the nature or the energy of the ionizing particle

Compare proportional counter

Word origin

C20: named after Hans Geiger and W. Müller, 20th-century German physicist

Geiger counter in American English

(ˈgaɪgər)

an instrument for detecting and counting ionizing particles that pass through it: it consists of a needlelike electrode inside a hollow metallic cylinder filled with gas which, when ionized by the radiation, sets up a current in an electric field: a refined version (Geiger-Müller counter) with an amplifying system is used for detecting and measuring radioactivity

Word origin

after H. Geiger (1882-1945), Ger physicist

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Examples of 'Geiger counter' in a sentence
Geiger counter

It was towards that little jungle he went now, drawn by the Geiger counter in his skull, which was getting louder with every step he took.You could tell Mum was feeding it through her Geiger counter checking for sexist fallout, and it was setting off high-level alarms.`First of all, I'll go over that farm with a Geiger counter, dig up every inch if I have to.He also took out the Geiger counter and took some readings; all -were within background norms.

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释义	Trends of Geiger counter View usage for: Geiger counter (gaɪgəʳ kaʊntəʳ) Word forms: plural Geiger counters countable noun A Geiger counter is a device which finds and measures radioactivity. Geiger counter in British English or Geiger-Müller counter (ˈɡaɪɡəˈmʊlə) noun an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of ionizing radiation. It consists of a gas-filled tube containing a fine wire anode along the axis of a cylindrical cathode with a potential difference of several hundred volts. Any particle or photon which ionizes any number of gas molecules in the tube causes a discharge which is registered by electronic equipment. The magnitude of the discharge does not depend upon the nature or the energy of the ionizing particle Compare proportional counter Word origin C20: named after Hans Geiger and W. Müller, 20th-century German physicist Geiger counter in American English (ˈgaɪgər) an instrument for detecting and counting ionizing particles that pass through it: it consists of a needlelike electrode inside a hollow metallic cylinder filled with gas which, when ionized by the radiation, sets up a current in an electric field: a refined version (Geiger-Müller counter) with an amplifying system is used for detecting and measuring radioactivity Word origin after H. Geiger (1882-1945), Ger physicist Image of Geiger counter © Joe White, shutterstock Examples of 'Geiger counter' in a sentence Geiger counter It was towards that little jungle he went now, drawn by the Geiger counter in his skull, which was getting louder with every step he took. Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001) You could tell Mum was feeding it through her Geiger counter checking for sexist fallout, and it was setting off high-level alarms. Kate Cann READY? (2001) `First of all, I'll go over that farm with a Geiger counter, dig up every inch if I have to. Wright, Eric A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER (2001) He also took out the Geiger counter and took some readings; all -were within background norms. Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE (2001)
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