Meaning | A measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation. |
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Synonym | ionization tube |
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Narrower | Geiger tube, Geiger-Muller tube | An ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter |
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boron chamber | An ionization chamber lined with boron or filled / filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons |
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 | cámara de ionización |
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Catalan | cambra d'ionització |
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