Actinophone

/ækˈtɪn.oʊ.foʊn/ noun

Definition

A device or apparatus designed to detect or record radiation by analyzing its effects on a medium, sometimes referring to early radiation detection equipment.

Etymology

From actino- (ray) + -phone (sound, detector, from Greek phone meaning 'sound' or 'speaker'). Though named for sound, it detects rays rather than sound waves.

Kelly Says

Early actinophonic devices were so sensitive they could barely tell the difference between real radiation and random background noise—scientists had to invent entirely new statistical methods just to figure out what was real.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aktinofon
AMአማርኛ
አክቲኖንስ
a-k-ti-no-ns
ARالعربية
أكتينوفون
ak-ti-no-fon
BGБългарски
актинофон
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্টিনোফোন
ak-ti-no-fon
CACatalà
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
CSČeština
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
DADansk
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
DEDeutsch
Actinophon
ak-ti-no-fon
ELΕλληνικά
ακτινοφων
ak-ti-no-fon
ESEspañol
actinófono
ak-ti-no-fo-no
ETEesti
aktinofon
EUEuskara
aktinofon
FAفارسی
اکتینوفون
ak-ti-no-fon
FISuomi
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
FRFrançais
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
GLGalego
aktinofon
GUGU
એક્ટિનોફોન
ek-ti-no-fon
HAHA
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
HEעברית
אקטינופון
ak-ti-no-fon
HIहिन्दी
एक्टिनोफोन
ek-ti-no-fon
HRHrvatski
aktinofon
HUMagyar
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
IGIG
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
ITItaliano
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
JA日本語
アクチノフォン
aku-chi-no-fon
KKKK
актинофон
ak-ti-no-fon
KMKM
អាក្ស៊ីនុ
a-ak-si-nu
KO한국어
액티노폰
ae-k-ti-no-pon
LTLietuvių
aktinofon
LVLatviešu
aktinofon
MNМонгол
актинофон
MRMR
एक्टिनोफोन
ek-ti-no-fon
MSBahasa Melayu
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကတီနော်
a-ek-ta-ti-no
NLNederlands
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
NONorsk
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
PAPA
ਐਕਟੀਨੌਫੋਨ
ae-k-ti-no-fon
PLPolski
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
PTPortuguês
actinófono
ak-ti-no-fo-no
RORomână
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
RUРусский
актинофон
ak-ti-no-fon
SKSlovenčina
aktinofon
SLSlovenščina
aktinofon
SRСрпски
актинофон
SVSvenska
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
SWKiswahili
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்டினோஃபோன்
a-ak-ti-no-fon
TEతెలుగు
అక్టినోఫోన్
ak-ti-no-fon
THไทย
แอคทิโนโฟน
ae-k-ti-no-fon
TLTL
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
TRTürkçe
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
UKУкраїнська
актинофон
ak-ti-no-fon
URاردو
اکٹینوفون
ak-ti-no-fon
VITiếng Việt
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
YOYO
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon
ZH中文
肌炎素
jī yán sù
ZUZU
actinophone
ak-ti-no-fon

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