Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument devised by Montigny for measuring the intensity of scintillation of the stars.
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- noun physics A device that measures
fluctuations in the Earth’satmosphere . - noun physics A
scintillation counter .
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Examples
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We'd explain what we were doing, sit each child down and -- using a scintillometer that didn't even touch him -- measure radiation in the thyroid.
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Preliminary scintillometer data for drill holes from Roughrider East were released on
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Table 1 and complete scintillometer data sets for the 13 holes are in
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Natural gamma emission radiation is measured in counts per second (cps) using an Exploranium GR-110 hand-held gamma-ray scintillometer.
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The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials.
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Geological mapping, prospecting, and scintillometer surveys are being carried out in conjunction with silt and soil sampling to build a framework for defining additional prospective areas and for understanding geochemical anomalies in this underexplored region.
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As he watched the needle on the scintillometer dance,
The New Republic - All Feed Andrew Rice 2010
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This release completes the release of all scintillometer data for the Roughrider uranium deposit from the winter 2010 drill program.
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One day, in March 1979, a man named Byrd Berman, a geologist by training, was driving down a road through cattle pastures when the scintillometer sitting on the dashboard of his Hertz rental car began to beep.
The New Republic - All Feed Andrew Rice 2010
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - April 15, 2010) - Hathor Exploration Limited (TSX VENTURE: HAT) announces the release of scintillometer results for Area 2 from the
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