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Roentgen Definition & Meaning

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

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What does roentgen mean?
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
What part of speech is roentgen?
Roentgen is a noun.
How many definitions does roentgen have?
Roentgen has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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