hodoscope

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noun

A device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays and other subatomic particles

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Meanings

nounhodoscope (plural hodoscopes)

plural hodoscopes

  1. natural sciencesA device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays and other subatomic particles

Origin

From hodo- + -scope.

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APA

hodoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hodoscope

MLA

“hodoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hodoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hodoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hodoscope.

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