roentgen

Definitions


[ˈrɒntɡən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a unit of ionizing radiation, the amount producing one electrostatic unit of positive or negative ionic charge in one cubic centimetre of air under standard conditions


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Origin:
1920s: named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), German physicist, discoverer of X-rays




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