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Geiger counter   /gˈaɪgər kˈaʊntər/   Listen
Geiger counter

noun
1.
Counter tube that detects ionizing radiations.  Synonym: Geiger-Muller counter.





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"Geiger counter" Quotes from Famous Books



... Geiger counter he held at arm's length, waited until it settled down to a steady ticking slower than a clock—due only to cosmic rays and indicating nothing dangerous—and then began to comb her body with the instrument. ...
— The Moon is Green • Fritz Reuter Leiber
... Nothing goes in or out of the Shed without passing close to a Geiger counter. Even radium-dial watches show up, though they don't ...
— Space Platform • Murray Leinster


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