Found 2 items, similar to Roentgen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: roentgen roentgen n 1: 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: R] 2: German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Roentgen 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.]