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geiger

/ˈɡaɪ.ɡər/

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈɡaɪ.ɡər/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to a German physicist who co-invented the Geiger counter, a device used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation.

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к немецкому физику, который совместно изобрёл счётчик Гейгера — устройство для обнаружения и измерения ионизирующего излучения.
  1. German physicist B2 formal

    Hans Geiger, a German physicist known for inventing the Geiger counter, a device used to detect and measure ionizing radiation.

    • Geiger developed the first successful Geiger counter in 1908.
    • The Geiger-Müller tube is named after him and his colleague.
    • Geiger's work was crucial for early nuclear physics research.

    🇷🇺Гейгер

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