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cloud chamber

noun

Definition of cloud chamber

: a vessel containing air saturated with water vapor whose sudden expansion reveals the passage of an ionizing particle by a trail of visible droplets

Examples of cloud chamber in a Sentence

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 As for the Partch, it was played by Partch, guitarist John Schneider’s ensemble dedicated to re-creating the art-object Partch instruments — the cloud chamber bowls, the exotic massive marimbas and the like. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "A festival's final concert brings the microtonal outsiders in," 17 June 2018

First Known Use of cloud chamber

1897, in the meaning defined above

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