contamination monitor
Also found in: Acronyms.
contamination monitor
[kən‚tam·ə′nā·shən ‚män·əd·ər] (nucleonics)
A radiation counter used to detect radioactive contamination of surface areas or of the atmosphere.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.