English noun: roentgen | |||
1. | roentgen (quantity) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | radioactivity unit | ||
2. | Roentgen (person) German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) | ||
Synonyms | Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||