dosimeter

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noun

A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.

“Dosimeters normally take the form of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM).”

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Meanings

noundosimeter (plural dosimeters)

plural dosimeters · alternative dosemeter

  1. A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.

    Dosimeters normally take the form of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)

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measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device
Also see
exposimeter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan dosímetre
  • dosímetredevice used to measure a dose
Chinese Mandarin 劑量計 /剂量计
  • 劑量計 /剂量计 (jìliàngjì)device used to measure a dose
Finnish annosmittari, dosimetri
  • annosmittaridevice used to measure a dose
  • dosimetridevice used to measure a dose
French dosimètre
  • dosimètredevice used to measure a dose
German Dosimeter
  • Dosimeterdevice used to measure a dose
Italian dosimetro
  • dosimetrodevice used to measure a dose
Japanese 線量計
  • 線量計 (senryōkei)device used to measure a dose
Malay jangka dos, meter dos
  • jangka dosdevice used to measure a dose
  • meter dosdevice used to measure a dose
  • dosimeterdevice used to measure a dose
Portuguese dosímetro
  • dosímetrodevice used to measure a dose
Russian дози́метр
  • дози́метр (dozímetr)device used to measure a dose
Spanish dosímetro
  • dosímetrodevice used to measure a dose
Tagalog tambadsukod
  • tambadsukoddevice used to measure a dose

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dosimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosimeter

MLA

“dosimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosimeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dosimeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dosimeter.

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