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English noun: cloud chamber

1. cloud chamber (artifact) 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


SynonymsWilson cloud chamber


Broader (hypernym)particle detector









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