Roentgen ray

American  

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) x-ray.

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roentgen ray British  

noun

1. a former name for X-ray

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Etymology

Origin of Roentgen ray

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

What miracles are wireless telegraphy, flying-machines, the Roentgen ray!

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

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

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

Almost do we think that the Roentgen ray, the wireless telegraphy, the analysis of the light of the stars, the serum control of disease are the product of what we might call pure fancy.

From The Holy Earth by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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

From Peeps at People by Holliday, Robert Cortes

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

From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Ellis, Edward Sylvester