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dosimeter
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do·sim·e·ter  (d-sm-tr)
n.
An instrument that measures and indicates the amount of x-rays or radiation absorbed in a given period.
[dos(e) + -meter.]
dosimeter  (d-sm-tr)
An instrument that measures the amount of x-ray or other radiation absorbed in a given period.
dosimeter
a device, carried or worn by people working near radiation for measuring the amount of radiation to which they are exposed.
See also: Instruments, Radiation
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Noun1.dosimeter - a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)
dosemeter
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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