"wire chamber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire chambers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wire chamber (plural wire chambers)
  1. A kind of proportional counter that detects charged particles and photons and can give positional information on their trajectory, by tracking the trails of gaseous ionization. Wikipedia link: wire chamber
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