Röntgen
noun
Julius 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
Röntgen
American
[rent-guhn, -juhn, ruhnt-, rœnt-guhn, roont-kh uhn]
/ ˈrɛnt gən, -dʒən, ˈrʌnt-, ˈrœnt gən, ˈrunt xən /
noun
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Julius 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
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Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad.
Röntgen
1
British
/ ˈrɒntɡən, ˈrœntɡən, ˈrɛnt-, -tjən /
noun
röntgen
2
British
/ ˈrɒntɡən, ˈrɛnt-, -tjən /
noun
Example Sentences
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"There has been an intense debate about the origin of the strange properties of water for over a century since the early work of Wolfgang Röntgen," explains Anders Nilsson.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
It wasn’t until 1895 that a physicist named Wilhelm Röntgen tried something new: He put the hand of his wife, Anna, between a cathode-ray tube and a photographic plate.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Röntgen called these invisible rays X-rays, because he didn’t know exactly what they were.
From Slate ● May 4, 2016
And hadn’t he offered Röntgen advice about constructing the cathode-ray tube used for this discovery, which Röntgen didn’t even have the good grace to acknowledge?
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2015
Röntgen extended these experiments and used the rays photographically, taking pictures of the bones of the hand through living flesh, and so on.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles
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