Term: cloud chamber: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: epithelium: membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: lowering: the act of causing something to move to a lower level
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: bud: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: thyme: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: scoop: the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: distinguished flying cross: a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: bandwagon: a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: particular: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: medline: the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
Broader: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible | Unrelated: clothespin: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline