dosimeter

American  

[doh-sim-i-ter] / doʊˈsɪm ɪ tər /

noun

1. a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.

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dosimeter British  

/ dəʊˈsɪmiːtə, ˌdəʊsɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˈdəʊsˌmiːtə, ˌdəʊsɪməˈtrɪʃən /

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the dose of X-rays or other radiation absorbed by matter or the intensity of a source of radiation

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dosimeter Scientific  

/ dō-sĭm′ĭ-tər /

1. An instrument that measures the amount of x-ray or other radiation absorbed in a given period.

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Other Word Forms

• dosimetric adjective
• dosimetrician noun
• dosimetry noun

Etymology

Origin of dosimeter

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