film badge

noun

: a small pack of sensitive photographic film worn as a badge for indicating exposure to radiation

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of film badge was in 1945

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“Film badge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/film%20badge. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

film badge

noun
: a small pack of sensitive photographic film worn as a badge for indicating exposure to radiation
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