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roentgen

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Archives of the roentgen ray and allied phenomena
Archives of the roentgen ray and allied phenomena
  1. (n) Roentgen
    German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
  2. (n) roentgen
    a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Roentgen
    Of or pertaining to the German physicist Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen, or the rays discovered by him; as, Röntgen apparatus.
Usage in the news

Becquerels, sieverts, curies, roentgens, rads and rems. nytimes.com

Extravagant Inventions,' Roentgen Furniture at the Met. nytimes.com

2012 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Award Recipients. rsna.org

Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award. rsna.org

8, 1895: Roentgen Stumbles Upon X-Rays. ired.com

Extravagant Inventions,' Roentgen Furniture at the Met. nytimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

The overall radiological burden, which we express in units of “Roentgen equivalent for men,” rem, 3 is related to the speci fic radioactivity of the material under consideration, i.e., the number of disintegrations per second and per gram of material.
A comparison of delayed radiobiological effects of depleted-uranium munitions versus fourth-generation nuclear weapons

Ma jorana, Sullo sdoppiamento dei termini Roentgen ottici a causa dell’elettrone rotante e sulla intensit`a delle righe del Cesio, Rend.
Ettore Majorana and his heritage seventy years later

Usage in literature

His thought is as luminous as a Roentgen ray. "The Life Radiant" by Lilian Whiting

The use of the Roentgen rays at once establishes the diagnosis. "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition." by Alexander Miles

Exactly what kind of a force Professor Roentgen has discovered he does not know. "Little Masterpieces of Science:" by Various

The mountain sunshine provides me with Roentgen rays, and I see Wall Street inside his brow. "Mountain Meditations" by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Is apparently under the patronage of all the big physicists, such as Roentgen, etc. "A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5)" by Henry Smith Williams

She peered right through me, as if she were a Roentgen ray. "Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Grant Allen

Professor Wilhelm Roentgen deserves our everlasting debt of gratitude for this contribution. "An Atheist Manifesto" by Joseph Lewis

I haven't Roentgen-ray eyes! "The Jolliest Term on Record" by Angela Brazil

Like the Roentgen rays, they act strongly on the human skin. "The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3" by Various

Why, had the cloth lighted with Roentgen rays, of course! "Mr. Punch On Tour" by Various