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spinthariscope
[ spin-thar-uh-skohp ]
noun
- an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
spinthariscope
/ spɪnˈθærɪˌskəʊp /
noun
- a device for observing ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube with a magnifying lens at one end and a phosphorescent screen at the other. A particle hitting the screen produces a scintillation
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Other Words From
- spin·thar·i·scop·ic [spin-thar-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spinthariscope1
First recorded in 1900–1905; formed irregulary from Greek spintharí(s) (inflectional stem spintharíd- ) “spark” + -scope ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spinthariscope1
C20: from Greek spintharis a little spark + -scope
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Example Sentences
Sir William Crookes invented this radium light apparatus and called it a "spinthariscope," which is Greek for "spark-seer."
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But the most striking way of showing the emanations is by the little contrivance I call a Spinthariscope.
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A simple form of apparatus called the spinthariscope has been devised to show these scintillations.
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