Geiger

[gahy-ger]

noun

1. Hans 1882–1947, German physicist.

Geiger

/ ˈɡaɪɡə /

noun

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

Geiger

1. 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).

Example Sentences

A bucket of radioactive uranium ore sets a Geiger counter wailing.

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Or a substantial cockroach-like robot, off on a little trip to check out a nuclear accident, wearing a cute little backpack, fearless, regardless of what the Geiger counter says.

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The memoir displays Dunthorne’s gift for wry understatement and his doggedness as a researcher: he dug through archives, toted around a Geiger counter and even cooked food that his great-grandfather once consumed.

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“Lolla had its run, and we knew the model was breaking. It became too generic. It burned too bright,” said festival co-founder Marc Geiger.

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There’s a place for the FIM movement in Western healthcare because little has changed since Geiger’s community health clinic days.

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