Meanings
roentgen1
plural roentgens
- alternativeAlternative spelling of röntgen.
He was effectively hit with 3,000 Gys of radiation. This is equivalent to more than 340,000 roentgen. To place these figures into perspective, the exposed reactor at Chornobyl emitted 15,000 roentgen in its immediate vicinity after the initial explosion.
2026 May 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “Anatoli Bugorski Survived a 1978 Proton Beam to the Head and Kept Working Like Nothing Happened”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 11 May 2026
Roentgen2
- alternativeAlternative form of Röntgen.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
roentgen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgen
“roentgen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roentgen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgen.
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