roentgen

Speech parts

1. roentgen - Noun

2. Roentgen - Proper noun

Meaning

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

r wilhelm konrad rontgen wilhelm konrad roentgen x-ray unit faraday radiography radius scan radiology cosmologist acoustician astrophysicist biophysicist Xray
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Hypernyms

radioactivity unit

Phrases with the word

roentgen rays roentgen radiation wilhelm konrad roentgen

Close letter words and terms

Roemheld syndrome Roen Roena roentgen cinematography roentgen radiation roentgen ray