Search Result:roentgen
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋrєntgәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊrɒntgәn,-tɡәn 〕
Overview of noun roentgen
The noun roentgen has 2 senses
- roentgen, R -- (a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air)
- Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen -- (German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923))