bubble chamber

noun

Definition of bubble chamber

: a chamber of superheated liquid in which the path of an ionizing particle is made visible by a string of vapor bubbles

Examples of bubble chamber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 1960, Glaser won a Nobel Prize for inventing the bubble chamber, a device used to trace the path of subatomic particles. — Evan Macdonald, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2019

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“Bubble chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubble%20chamber. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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