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cloud chambers

cloud chambers is the plural of cloud chamber.

Meaning of cloud chamber

Noun

cloud chamber (plural cloud chambers)

  1. A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.
    Synonyms:
    Wilson chamber

Questions about cloud chambers

What is cloud chambers the plural of?
Cloud chambers is the plural of cloud chamber.

Words near cloud chambers in the dictionary

  1. cloud canal
  2. cloud canals
  3. cloud ceiling
  4. cloud ceilings
  5. cloud chamber
  6. cloud chambers
  7. cloud chaser
  8. cloud chasers
  9. cloud chasing
  10. cloud cisticola
  11. cloud cisticolas

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