dosimeter
noun
dosimeter is spelled D-O-S-I-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dosimeter means “A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dosimeter is dosimeters.
How many letters and syllables are in dosimeter?
| Letters | 9: D-O-S-I-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dosimeter?
Dosimeter appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dosimeter
- dosimeters plural
- dosemeter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dosimeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.
Dosimeters normally take the form of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dosimeter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device used to measure a dose:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.