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Geiger counters

Geiger counters is the plural of Geiger counter.

Meaning of Geiger counter

Noun

Geiger counter (plural Geiger counters)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) 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

Questions about Geiger counters

What is Geiger counters the plural of?
Geiger counters is the plural of Geiger counter.

Words near Geiger counters in the dictionary

  1. Geibs
  2. geic
  3. geic acid
  4. Geiger
  5. Geiger counter
  6. Geiger counters
  7. Geiger tree
  8. Geiger-Müller counter
  9. Geiger-Müller counters
  10. Geiger-Nuttall law
  11. Geiger-Nuttall rule

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