"photocounter" meaning in All languages combined

See photocounter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photocounters [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + counter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|counter}} photo- + counter Head templates: {{en-noun}} photocounter (plural photocounters)
  1. A device that counts photons.

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