cloud chamber

cloudc·ham·ber

uncommon

noun

1.

apparatus that detects high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track

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apparatus

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Grammar

noun
singular	cloud chamber
plural	cloud chambers

Nearby words

cloudless cloudlessness cloudlike cloudy cloud bank cloud cover cloud grass cloud nine cloud over cloud seeder

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