röntgen

UK/ˈɹɛnt.ɡən/

noun

a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation

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Meanings

röntgen1

nounröntgen (plural röntgens)

plural röntgens · alternative roentgen

  1. natural sciencesa unit of exposure to ionizing radiation

Röntgen2

proper noun

alternative Roentgen

  1. A surname from German, notably of Wilhelm Röntgen.

Origin

röntgen · noun

Named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

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Röntgen · proper noun

  1. GermanRöntgen
  2. GermanRöntgen
  3. EnglishRöntgen

Borrowed from German Röntgen.

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Translations

Bulgarian ре́нтген
  • ре́нтген (réntgen)unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Chinese Mandarin 倫琴 /伦琴
  • 倫琴 /伦琴 (lúnqín)unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Danish røntgen
  • røntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Dutch röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Estonian röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Finnish röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
French röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
German Röntgen
  • Röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Hungarian röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Indonesian rontgen
  • rontgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Italian röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Japanese レントゲン
  • レントゲン (rentogen)unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Korean 뢴트겐
  • 뢴트겐 (roenteugen)unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Polish rentgen
  • rentgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Portuguese roentgen
  • roentgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Russian рентге́н
  • рентге́н (rentgén)unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Slovak röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Spanish roentgen
  • roentgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Turkish röntgen
  • röntgenunit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Cite this entry
APA

röntgen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6ntgen

MLA

“röntgen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6ntgen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “röntgen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6ntgen.

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