spinthariscope

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, “spark”) +‎ -scope.

Noun

spinthariscope (plural spinthariscopes)

  1. (historical) An early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.