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单词 dosimeter
释义

dosimeter

[ doh-sim-i-ter ]
/ doʊˈsɪm ɪ tər /

noun

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

Origin of dosimeter

1880–85; <Greek dósi(s) dose + -meter

Words nearby dosimeter

dose equivalent, dose of one's own medicine, dose-response curve, dosh, do-si-do, dosimeter, dosimetry, dosing strip, do someone, do someone proud, do someone wrong
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Example sentences from the Web for dosimeter

  • I found myself checking the dosimeter for radiation levels more often than usual.

    Japan's Nuclear Ghost Towns|William T. Vollmann|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • Rip watched his dosimeter climb steadily as the radiation dosage mounted.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for dosimeter

dosimeter

dosemeter (ˈdəʊsˌmiːtə)

/ (dəʊˈsɪmiːtə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of dosimeter

dosimetric (ˌdəʊsɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivedosimetrician (ˌdəʊsɪməˈtrɪʃən) or dosimetrist, noundosimetry, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dosimeter

dosimeter
[ dō-sĭmĭ-tər ]

n.

An instrument that measures the amount of radiation absorbed in a given period.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for dosimeter

dosimeter
[ dō-sĭmĭ-tər ]

An instrument that measures the amount of x-ray or other radiation absorbed in a given period.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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