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"word": "contador Geiger"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "device",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "geigermätare"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "device",
"word": "pamilang-gayger"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ličylʹnyk Héjhera",
"sense": "device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лічильник Ге́йгера"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ličylʹnyk Géjgera",
"sense": "device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лічильник Ґе́йґера"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Ernest Rutherford",
"Geiger counter",
"Hans Geiger"
],
"word": "Geiger counter"
}
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