Geiger may refer to:
People
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Geiger (surname) Geiger is a German or French surname. In the German language ''Geiger'' means "violin player."
People with this surname
* Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi
* Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
* Dennis Geiger (disambiguation ...
* Geiger, standard author abbreviation of
Philipp Lorenz Geiger (1785–1836), German pharmacist and chemist
Places
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Geiger, Alabama
Geiger is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1912.http://www.toursumtercounty.com/sumter-county-towns/geiger-alabama/ At the 2010 census the population was 170, up from 161 in 2000.
Geography
Geiger is located at ...
, United States, a town
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Geiger, South Sudan
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, a border town filled with refugees
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Geiger Key
Geiger Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about east of Key West. It is located to the south of, and bridged to, Big Coppitt Key via Boca Chica Road ( County Road 941) at about mile marker 11 on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway). It h ...
, Florida, United States, an island in the Florida Keys
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Geiger (crater)
Geiger is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the much larger walled plain Keeler, and slightly farther to the northeast of the huge walled plain Gagarin. To the south is the crater Cyrano Cyrano may ref ...
, a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon
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Camp Geiger, a United States Marine Corps base
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Camp Geiger (Boy Scouts of America), a Boy Scouts camp in Missouri, United States
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Geiger Field, a World War II training base near Spokane, Washington, United States
Businesses
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Geiger (corporation)
Geiger is an advertising specialties company with more than 500 employees and more than 550 sales representatives. It is the industry's largest family-owned and family-managed distributorship and is based in Lewiston, Maine.
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, a promotional products company
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Geiger Engineering
Geiger Engineering GmbH is a German aircraft engine manufacturer based in Seigendorf, Hirschaid, Oberfranken. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of electric aircraft engines and related systems, including batteries, electric ...
, a German aircraft engine manufacturer
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Geiger Engineers, an American structural engineering consulting firm
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Hotel Geiger, a traditional hotel complex located in Bischofswiesen, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Other uses
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Geiger counter
A Geiger counter (also known as a Geiger–Müller counter) is an electronic instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation. It is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry, radiological protection, experimental ph ...
, a device for detecting radiation
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Geiger tree
''Cordia sebestena'' is a shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles. Comm ...
(''Cordia sebestena''), a species of flowering plant
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Geiger (comics)
''Avengers: The Initiative'' is a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series deals with the aftermath of Marvel's "Civil War" s ...
, a minor, teenage, Marvel Comics superheroine
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USNS ''Geiger'', a United States Navy transport ship
See also
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Giger Giger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Giger (born 1946), Swiss cross-country skier
* Fabrice Giger (born 1965), Swiss publisher and film producer
* H. R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer ...
, a surname
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