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1. (n.) cloud chamber
an apparatus containing a mixture of gas and vapor in which visible tracks of ions reveal the paths of charged particles through the mixture.
Etymology: (1895–1900)
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1. (noun) cloud chamber, Wilson cloud chamber
apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
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