Definitions for ionization chamber
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ioniza′tion cham`ber(n.)
an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation by measuring current between electrodes in a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure.
Category: Physics
Origin of ionization chamber:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
ionization chamber, ionization tube(noun)
a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation
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