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spinthariscope

spinthariscope noun: an early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations.

Noun

spinthariscope (plural spinthariscopes)

  1. (historical) An early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations.

spinthariscope meaning in Tamil

spinthariscope in Tamil

சுடர்காட்டி

Forms of spinthariscope

pluralspinthariscopes

Origin of spinthariscope

From Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, “spark”) + -scope.

Words formed from spinthariscope

Questions about spinthariscope

What does spinthariscope mean?
Spinthariscope means an early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations.
What is spinthariscope in Tamil?
Spinthariscope in Tamil is சுடர்காட்டி. See Spinthariscope meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spinthariscope?
Spinthariscope is a noun.
What is the plural of spinthariscope?
The plural of spinthariscope is spinthariscopes.

Words near spinthariscope in the dictionary

  1. spinstry
  2. spint
  3. spinternet
  4. spintext
  5. spintexts
  6. spinthariscope
  7. spinthariscopes
  8. spinthariscopic
  9. spintherid
  10. spintherids
  11. spintherism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spinthariscope (page history and authors); spinthariscope (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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