dosimeter

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Definitions of dosimeter word

noun dosimeter a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed. 1
noun dosimeter A device used to measure an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation. 1
noun dosimeter an instrument for measuring the dose of X-rays or other radiation absorbed by matter or the intensity of a source of radiation 0
noun dosimeter a device for measuring the total absorbed dose from exposure to ionizing radiation 0
noun dosimeter A device used to measure a dose of ionising radiation. These normally take the form of either Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM). 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < Greek dósi(s) dose + -meter

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