Geiger

[ gahy-ger ]

/ ˈgaɪ gər /

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noun

Hans

[hahns], /hɑns/, 1882–1947, German physicist.

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Words nearby Geiger

Gehenna, gehlenite, Gehrig, Gehrig, Lou, Gehry, Geiger, Geiger counter, Geiger-Müller threshold, Geiger-Müller tube, geiger tree, Geikie

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How to use Geiger in a sentence

He brought a chunk of the dark stuff with him, and the store’s owner happened to be Geiger-counting some samples.
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In a tunnel 40 feet beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, a Geiger counter screamed.
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For some people the Geiger counter is alarming," Kunisawa says, "if it goes off.
A Japanese Firefighter Talks Surviving the Nuclear Reactors|Lennox Samuels|April 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was the Geiger Grade, a mile and a half from the summit: Black as your hat was the night, and never a star in the heavens.
East and West: Poems|Bret Harte

In 1832 Robiquet discovered codeine; and in 1833 atropine, aconitine, and hyoscyamine were distinguished by Geiger and Hesse.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Geiger speaks of a child who knew only one boy, and all the other boys were Otho to him because this first boy was called Otho.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
An indirect but very interesting method of determining e was devised independently by Regener and by Rutherford and Geiger.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
More thoroughly studied some time after by Geiger and Hesse, who confirmed Mein's results.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Geiger

Geiger

/ (ˈɡaɪɡə) /

noun

Hans (hans). 1882–1945, German physicist: developed the Geiger counter

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Scientific definitions for Geiger

Geiger

[ gī′gər ]

Hans Wilhelm 1882-1945

German physicist who was a pioneer in nuclear physics. He invented numerous instruments and techniques used to detect charged particles, including the Geiger counter (1908).