Meaning | A measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events. |
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Narrower | Geiger counter, Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
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crystal counter | A counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
proportional counter tube, proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
scintillation counter | counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation |
Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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Spanish | contador |
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Catalan | comptador |
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