Röntgen

American  

[rent-guhn, -juhn, ruhnt-, rœnt-guhn, roont-khuhn] / ˈrɛnt gən, -dʒən, ˈrʌnt-, ˈrœnt gən, ˈrunt xən /

noun

1. Julius 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.

2. Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad.

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Röntgen ¹ British  

/ -tjən, ˈrɛnt-, ˈrɒntɡən, ˈrœntɡən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (Wilhelm Konrad) Roentgen

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röntgen ² British  

/ ˈrɒntɡən, -tjən, ˈrɛnt- /

noun

1. a variant spelling of roentgen

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Example Sentences

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays while studying electrical currents flowing through glass tubes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

If, for Anna Röntgen and Hans Castorp, the X-ray produced something that was undeniably and terrifyingly their own body, I was having the opposite experience.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

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, Wilhelm Röntgen was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for physics.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The extent of the defects is demonstrated by the Röntgen rays.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander