Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: cloud chamber, Wilson cloud chamber]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wilson cloud chamber
n 1: 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 [syn: cloud
chamber, Wilson cloud chamber]