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koniscope, coniscope, dust counter, Aitken dust counter
An scientific instrument which indicates the presence of dust particles in the atmosphere.

Named after John Aitken (1839-1919), a Scottish physicist and meteorologist, one of the founders of cloud physics and aerosol science who invented the first koniscope.

Word Entries containing the term: “dust counter
konimeter, coniometer, jet dust counter
1. An instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
2. A portable instrument for making a rough and rapid evaluation of airborne dust concentrations.

It consists of a hand-primed pump that draws a known volume of air through a jet on to a plate on which particles ar counted under magnification.