roentgen
['rɛntgən]
n. 伦琴射, X射

[] 伦琴

[医] 伦琴(X单位)



roentgen
[ noun ]

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

<noun.quantity>

2. German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)

<noun.person>

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.]