Geiger counter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford.
Meanings
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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:
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geiger counters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (30)
ro detector-Geiger (device) · ro contor Geiger (device) · da geigertæller (device) · fr compteur Geiger (device) · uk лічильник Ге́йгера (device) · ar عَدَّاد غَايْغَر (device) · sv geigermätare (device) · pl licznik Geigera (device) · fi geigermittari (device) · ca comptador Geiger (device) · es contador de Geiger (gáiguer) (device) · pt contador Geiger (device) · cmn 蓋革計數器 /盖革计数器 (device) · es medidor de radiación (device) · ru счётчик Ге́йгера (device) · ar عَدَّاد جَايْجَر (device) · ko 가이거 계수기 (device) · hu Geiger–Müller-számláló (device) · ja ガイガーカウンター (device) · nb geigerteller (device) · es contador Geiger (gáiguer) (device) · pl licznik Geigera-Müllera (device) · hi गाइगर काउन्टर (device) · uk лічильник Ґе́йґера (device) · ja ガイガー計数管 (device) · de Geigerzähler (device) · tl pamilang-gayger (device) · he מונה גייגר (device) · nn geigerteljar (device) · it contatore Geiger (device)