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ˈrɛnt gən, -dʒən, ˈrʌnt-röntgen

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgennoun

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

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  1. röntgennoun

    a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation

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  1. rontgen

    Roentgen is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation (specifically X-rays and gamma rays), used widely until the 1980s. It was named after the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, who discovered X-rays. One roentgen is roughly equivalent to the biological effect of one rad, another legacy unit of radiation dose.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of röntgen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of röntgen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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