Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument that detects and measures the intensity of radiation, such as particles from radioactive material, consisting of a Geiger tube and associated electronic equipment.
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- noun A device designed to detect
radioactivity and measure its intensity.
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- noun counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Hans Wilhelm Geiger, (1882–1945), German physicist.]
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Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
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