"cloud chamber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cloud chambers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cloud chamber (plural cloud chambers)
  1. A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it. Wikipedia link: cloud chamber Categories (topical): Particle physics Synonyms: Wilson chamber Related terms: bubble chamber Translations (Translations): tågekammer [neuter] (Danish), sumukammio (Finnish), chambre à brouillard [feminine] (French), Nebelkammer [feminine] (German), kamar kabut (Indonesian), kebukawan (Malay), ка́мера Ви́льсона (kámera Vílʹsona) [feminine] (Russian), туманная камера (tumannaja kamera) [feminine] (Russian), dimkammare [common-gender] (Swedish), paulapan (Tagalog)

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