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roentgen meaning and definition
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Definition of roentgen (noun)
- a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
- synonyms: R
- German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
- synonyms: Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
Source: Princeton University Wordnet