roentgen : Idioms & Phrases

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roentgen ray

  • noun electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
    X ray; X-radiation; X-ray.
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wilhelm konrad roentgen

  • noun German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
    Rontgen; Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen; Roentgen.
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