Röntgen

See also: roentgen and röntgen

German

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʀœntɡn̩/
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Noun

Röntgen n (genitive Röntgens, plural Röntgen)

röntgen, X-ray

Derived terms

röntgenabsorbierend (“X-ray-absorbing”, adj)
Röntgendiagnostik f (“radiography”)
Röntgenfilm m (“X-ray film”)
Röntgenfluoreszenz f (“X-ray fluorescence”)
Röntgenröhre f (“X-ray tube”)
Röntgenspektrum n (“X-ray spectrum”)
Röntgenstrahl m (“X-ray beam”)
Röntgenstrahlung f (“X-ray radiation”)

Proper noun

Röntgen ? (genitive Röntgen)

A surname, notably of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Further reading

Röntgen in Duden online

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