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COUNTER TUBE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("counter tube" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counter tube"):
crystal counter (a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity)
Geiger-Muller counter; Geiger counter (counter tube that detects ionizing radiations)
proportional counter; proportional counter tube (counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced)
scintillation counter (counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation)
