Roentgen

[ rent-guhn, -juhn, ruhnt-; German rœnt-guhn ]

noun

1. Wil·helm Kon·rad [wil, -helm , kon, -rad, vil, -helm , kawn, -, r, aht], 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel Prize 1901.
2. (lowercase) Physics. a unit of exposure dose that measures x-rays or gamma rays in terms of the ions or electrons produced in dry air at 0° C and one atmosphere, equal to the amount of radiation producing one electrostatic unit of positive or negative charge per cubic centimeter of air. : r, R

adjective

1. (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Wilhelm Roentgen, the Roentgen unit, or especially to x-rays.

roentgen

¹

/ ˈrɛnt-; -tjən; ˈrɒntɡən /

noun

1. a unit of dose of electromagnetic radiation equal to the dose that will produce in air a charge of 0.258 × 10 ^–3coulomb on all ions of one sign, when all the electrons of both signs liberated in a volume of air of mass one kilogram are stopped completely Rr

Roentgen

²

/ ˈrœntɡən; ˈrɒntɡən; ˈrɛnt-; -tjən /

noun

1. RoentgenWilhelm Konrad18451923MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Wilhelm Konrad (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkɔnraːt). 1845–1923, German physicist, who in 1895 discovered X-rays: Nobel prize for physics 1901

Roentgen

/ rĕnt′gən,rĕnt′jən /

1. German physicist who discovered x-rays in 1895 and went on to develop x-ray photography, which revolutionized medical diagnosis. In 1901 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Roentgen¹

C20: named after W. K. Roentgen

Example Sentences

But nothing less than the Roentgen ray would have revealed the young man, who was stealthily watching the ferocious buck.

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Nothing could more vividly bear out this gentleman than contemplation of the possibilities of the Roentgen ray.

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He discovered that sound-vibrations rule the universe, that they may be turned into a musical Roentgen ray.

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I must tell you of my own experiences in connection with these X-rays, which I hear some men describe also as Roentgen rays.

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When the flying electrons strike upon a little metal target placed in their path, they produce the well-known Roentgen rays.

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