Associations to the word «Roentgen»

Dictionary definition

ROENTGEN, 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.
ROENTGEN, noun. German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley