Geiger counter

English Etymology Named after Hans Geiger who developed the first such device in 1908 together with Ernest Rutherford. Pronunciation en /ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ RP en /ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Geiger counter.wav Southern England Noun A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity. en Geiger-Müller counter en 1988 David Halliday; Robert Resnick Fundamentals of Physics 3rd 387 Figure 27 shows a Geiger counter, used to detect ionizing radiation. The counter consists of a thin central wire, carrying a positive charge, surrounded by a concentric circular conducting cylinder, carrying an equal negative charge. en by extension retail a feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for. en 10 Facts About the Geiger Counter Functionality, aka RFID Tag Locator https://www.atlasrfidstore.com/rfid-insider/10-facts-about-the-geiger-counter-functionality-aka-rfid-tag-locator/ atlasRFIDstore blog 15 July 2021 23 August 2024 Any Geiger Counter feature can direct a user towards an RFID tagged item or at least point the user in the right direction, depending on how far away the RFID tag is. https://web.archive.org/web/20260316022136/https://www.atlasrfidstore.com/rfid-insider/10-facts-about-the-geiger-counter-functionality-aka-rfid-tag-locator/ 16 March 2026 Translations device Arabic: ar عَدَّاد غَايْغَر m ʕaddād ḡayḡar, ar عَدَّاد جَايْجَر m ʕaddād gaygar Catalan: ca comptador Geiger m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 蓋革計數器 Gàigé jìshùqì Danish: da geigertæller c Finnish: fi geigermittari French: fr compteur Geiger m German: de Geigerzähler m Hebrew: he מונה גייגר m moné gáyger Hindi: hi गाइगर काउन्टर Hungarian: hu Geiger–Müller-számláló Italian: it contatore Geiger m Japanese: ja ガイガー計数管 Gaigā-keisūkan, ja ガイガーカウンター Gaigā kauntā Korean: ko ^가이거 계수기 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb geigerteller m Nynorsk: nn geigerteljar m Polish: pl licznik Geigera m, pl licznik Geigera-Müllera m Portuguese: pt contador Geiger m Romanian: ro detector-Geiger, ro contor Geiger m Russian: ru счётчик Ге́йгера m Spanish: es contador m gáiguer contador Geiger, es contador m gáiguer contador de Geiger, es medidor de radiación m Swedish: sv geigermätare c Tagalog: tl pamilang-gayger Ukrainian: uk лічильник Ге́йгера m, uk лічильник Ґе́йґера m Urdu: ur en Radioactivity Measuring instruments en eponyms