DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
roentgen
/'rɛntgən/ · rɛntgən
Roentgen has 2 syllables: roent · gen.
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noun. A unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air.
noun. German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923).
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