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neutron probe

neutron probe noun: a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil, by means of the decay of alpha particles.

Noun

neutron probe (plural neutron probes)

  1. A device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil, by means of the decay of alpha particles.

Forms of neutron probe

pluralneutron probes

Questions about neutron probe

What does neutron probe mean?
Neutron probe means a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil, by means of the decay of alpha particles.
What part of speech is neutron probe?
Neutron probe is a noun.
What is the plural of neutron probe?
The plural of neutron probe is neutron probes.

Words near neutron probe in the dictionary

  1. neutron number
  2. neutron numbers
  3. neutron optics
  4. neutron poison
  5. neutron poisons
  6. neutron probe
  7. neutron scattering
  8. neutron spectrometry
  9. neutron star
  10. neutron stars
  11. neutron-degenerate matter

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