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- [rent-guh n, -juh n, ruhnt-; for 1 also German rœnt-guh n]
- /ˈrɛnt gən, -dʒən, ˈrʌnt-; for 1 also German ˈrœnt gən/
- /ˈrɒnt.ɡən/
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- [rent-guh n, -juh n, ruhnt-; for 1 also German rœnt-guh n]
- /ˈrɛnt gən, -dʒən, ˈrʌnt-; for 1 also German ˈrœnt gən/
Definitions of roentgen word
- noun roentgen Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901. 1
- noun roentgen (lowercase) Physics. a unit of exposure dose that measures x-rays or gamma rays in terms of the ions or electrons produced in dry air at 0° C and one atmosphere, equal to the amount of radiation producing one electrostatic unit of positive or negative charge per cubic centimeter of air. Abbreviation: r, R. 1
- adjective roentgen (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Wilhelm Roentgen, the Roentgen unit, or especially to x-rays. 1
- noun roentgen X-rays: unit of radiation 1
- noun roentgen Wilhelm Konrad (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkɔnraːt). 1845–1923, German physicist, who in 1895 discovered X-rays: Nobel prize for physics 1901 0
- noun roentgen a unit of dose of electromagnetic radiation equal to the dose that will produce in air a charge of 0.258 × 10–3 coulomb on all ions of one sign, when all the electrons of both signs liberated in a volume of air of mass one kilogram are stopped completely 0
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roentgen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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