dosimeter

noun do·sim·e·ter \dō-ˈsi-mə-tər\

Definition of DOSIMETER

: a device for measuring doses of radiations (as X-rays)

— do·si·met·ric \ˌdō-sə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

— do·sim·e·try \dō-ˈsi-mə-trē\ noun

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Late Latin dosis + International Scientific Vocabulary -meter

First Known Use: 1906

Medical Dictionary

noun do·sim·e·ter \dō-ˈsim-ət-ər\

: a device for measuring doses of radiations (as X-rays)

—do·si·met·ric \ˌdō-sə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

—do·sim·e·try \dō-ˈsim-ə-trē\ noun, plural do·sim·e·tries

do·sim·e·ter also dose·me·ter \ˈdō-ˌsmēt-ər\

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