'Roentgen' definitions:
Definition of 'roentgen'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: roentgen, R]
noun
German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen]
Definition of 'Roentgen'
From: GCIDE
- Rontgen \R["o]nt"gen\, Roentgen \Roent"gen\, a. Of or pertaining to the German physicist Wilhelm Konrad R["o]ntgen, or the rays discovered by him; as, R["o]ntgen apparatus. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]