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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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays while studying electrical currents flowing through glass tubes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
At first, he had no idea why, but he soon learned that a physicist in Germany, Wilhelm Röntgen, had accidentally discovered that Crookes tubes emit mysterious penetrating rays.
From Slate ● May 4, 2016
He felt that he should have discovered X-rays before Wilhelm Röntgen, and was sure that he would have done so if the jealousies of senior professors had not denied him better opportunities.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2015
In 1901, Röntgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize for physics for his work in this field.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The day after Röntgen announced his X rays, physicists on every continent were repeating his experiments—were applying his discovery to the healing of the wounded and diseased.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles
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