Roentgen,Wilhelm Konrad

Roentgen,Wilhelm Konrad
Roent·gen (rĕntʹgən, -jən, rŭntʹ-) or Rönt·gen (rœntʹgən), Wilhelm Konrad. 1845-1923.
German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed x-ray photography, revolutionizing medical diagnosis. He won a 1901 Nobel Prize.

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  • Röntgen,Wilhelm Konrad — Rönt·gen (rœntʹgən), Wilhelm Konrad. See Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad. * * * …   Universalium

  • Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen — noun German physicist who discovered x rays and developed roentgenography (1845 1923) • Syn: ↑Roentgen, ↑Rontgen, ↑Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist …   Useful english dictionary

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  • roentgen — [rent′gən, ren′chən] n. [after ROENTGEN Wilhelm Konrad] a basic unit of exposure to X rays, gamma rays, or other ionizing radiation, equal to the amount of radiation that will produce an electric charge of 0.000258 coulomb per kilogram of dry air …   English World dictionary

  • Roentgen Rays —    Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen (1845 1923), professor of physics at the University of Wurzburg, Germany, was working late on the night of November 3, 1893, after all his assistants had left the laboratory. He noticed that a fluorescent surface… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • roentgen — s. m. [Física] Unidade de medida de exposição de radiação X ou γ (símbolo R) equivalente a 2,58 x 10 4 coulomb por quilograma. = RöNTGEN • Plural: roentgens.   ‣ Etimologia: do nome do físico alemão Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen [1845 1923] …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Roentgen — [rent′gən; ] Ger [ rënt′gən] Wilhelm Konrad [vil′helm΄ kō̂n′rät΄] 1845 1923; Ger. physicist: discoverer of X rays …   English World dictionary

  • Roentgen — /rent geuhn, jeuhn, runt /; for 1 also Ger. /rdduent geuhn/, n. 1. Wilhelm Konrad /wil helm kon rad/; Ger. /vil helm kawn rddaht/, 1845 1923, German physicist: discoverer of x rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901. 2. (l.c.) Physics. a unit of exposure… …   Universalium

  • roentgen —    or röntgen (R)    a non metric unit used to measure the ionizing ability of radiation. Radiation often ionizes atoms it strikes, stripping one or more electrons from them. The biological effects of radiation are caused in large part by… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

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