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Noun: cloud chamber  klawd cheym-bu(r)
  1. Apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapour; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
    "Scientists used a cloud chamber to study cosmic rays";
    - Wilson cloud chamber

Derived forms: cloud chambers

Type of: particle detector

Encyclopedia: Cloud chamber