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Meaning of "koniscope" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KONISCOPE

ˈkɒnɪˌskəʊp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KONISCOPE

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Koniscope is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KONISCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Koniscope

A Koniscope is a scientific instrument to detect and measure content of dust particles in the atmosphere. A koniscope is also called dust counter, or Aitken dust counter, named after John Aitken who invented the first koniscope. The koniscope is made by connecting a pump with a test tube that is walled with moist paper. The tube is held towards a light source and the pump is briefly activated. Dust particles will cling to the paper, producing a visible change in color.

Definition of koniscope in the English dictionary

The definition of koniscope in the dictionary is a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KONISCOPE

auriscope · dichroiscope · endoscope · engyscope · episcope · gyroscope · horoscope · iriscope · isoteniscope · kaleidoscope · microscope · ophthalmoscope · oscilloscope · otoscope · periscope · polariscope · spinthariscope · stethoscope · telescope · triniscope

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KONISCOPE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE KONISCOPE

arthroscope · bioscope · bronchoscope · chronoscope · colposcope · compound microscope · confocal microscope · cope · diascope · electron microscope · Hubble space telescope · Hubble telescope · kinescope · laparoscope · laryngoscope · radio telescope · rotoscope · scanning electron microscope · scope · spectroscope · stroboscope

Synonyms and antonyms of koniscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KONISCOPE»

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collected scientific papers of john aitken
A few comparative observations have been made with the koniscope and the dust counter in the impure air of a room. Corresponding to the number of particles counted by means of the dust counter, the depth of blue given by the koniscope ...
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United States Congressional serial set
It is thought that the koniscope will be useful for sanitary inspectors for investigating questions of ventilation in rooms lighted with gas and for other purposes. As an illustration of what this instrument can tell us, the following experiment may be ...
‎1895
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Annual Report
It is thought that the koniscope will be useful for sanitary inspectors for investigating questions of ventilation in rooms lighted with gas ami for other purposes. As an illustration of what this instrument can tell us, the following experiment may be ...
Smithsonian Institution, 1894
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Report of the Board of Regents
A few comparative observations have been made with the koniscope and the dust-counter in the impure air of a room. While the number of particles was counted by means of the dust-counter, the depth of blue given by the koniscope was ...
‎1894
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
rooms by open flames. The room in which the tests were made is 24: X 17 X 13 feet. The object of the tests was to see if the koniscope could tell us anything definite about the degree of pollution at the difierent parts of the room, and also about ...
‎1892
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Report of the Board of Regents
It is thought that the koniscope will be useful for sanitary inspectors for investigating questions of ventilation in rooms lighted with gas and for other purposes. As an illustration of what this instrument can tell us, the following experiment may be ...
Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents, 1894
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American Journal of Public Health: The Journal of the ...
In the 1909 report of the committee two methods were suggested for the determination of dust,—Aitken's koniscope for the study of ordinary air, and the sugar filter for air heavily laden with dust particles. In the 1912 report it was pointed out that ...
‎1917
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Congressional Serial Set
It is thought that the koniscope will be useful for sanitary inspectors for investigating questions of ventilation in rooms lighted with gas and for other purposes. As an illustration of what this instrument can toll us, the following experiment may be ...
‎1895
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian ...
It is thought that the koniscope will be useful for sanitary inspectors for investigating questions of ventilation in rooms lighted with gas and for other purposes. As an illustration of what this instrument can tell us, the following experiment may be ...
Smithsonian Institution, 1894
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Meteorology or Weather Explained:
Dr. Aitken hasinventeda very simple instrument forthatpurpose;and thisoughttobeof great service to sanitary officers. It is called the koniscope—or dustdetective. The instrument consists ofan airpumpand ametal tube with glass ends. Near one ...
J. G. M’Pherson, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KONISCOPE»

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Nov. 30: A St. Andrew's Day Salute to Scottish Inventors
John Aitken: Inventor of the koniscope, or dust counter, an instrument designed to measure the content of particles in the atmosphere. «Wired News, Nov 09»
REFERENCE
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