Geiger counter
/ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/US/ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/
Geiger counter noun: a device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
Noun
Geiger counter (plural Geiger counters)
- A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
- Figure 27 shows a Geiger counter, used to detect ionizing radiation. The counter consists of a thin central wire, carrying a positive charge, surrounded by a concentric circular conducting cylinder, carrying an equal negative charge.1988, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics, 3rd edition, page 387
- Synonyms:
- Geiger-Müller counter
- a feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for.
- Any Geiger Counter feature can direct a user towards an RFID tagged item or at least point the user in the right direction, depending on how far away the RFID tag is.2021 July 15, “10 Facts About the Geiger Counter Functionality, aka RFID Tag Locator”, in atlasRFIDstore (blog), retrieved 23 Aug 2024
Geiger counter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
Geiger counter in Hindi
- device
- गाइगर काउन्टर gāigar kāunṭar
Geiger counter in Tamil
- கைகர் எண்ணி, கைகரெண்ணி, கைகா எண்ணி
Geiger counter in Tagalog
- device
- pamilang-gayger
Geiger counter in Arabic
- device
- عَدَّاد غَايْغَر ʕaddād ḡayḡar, عَدَّاد جَايْجَر ʕaddād gaygar
Synonyms of Geiger counter
Forms of Geiger counter
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Origin of Geiger counter
Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
Questions about Geiger counter
- What does Geiger counter mean?
- Geiger counter means a device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.
- What is Geiger counter in Hindi?
- Geiger counter in Hindi is गाइगर काउन्टर (gāigar kāunṭar). See Geiger counter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Geiger counter?
- Geiger counter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Geiger counter?
- Geiger counter is pronounced /ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Geiger counter?
- The plural of Geiger counter is Geiger counters.
Words near Geiger counter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Geiger counter (page history and authors); geiger counter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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