"spinthariscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spinthariscopes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek [Term?] (“spark”) + -scope. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|||spark}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“spark”), {{suffix|en||scope}} + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinthariscope (plural spinthariscopes)
  1. (historical) An early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations. Wikipedia link: spinthariscope Tags: historical Categories (topical): Radioactivity

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