ROENTGEN RAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roentgen ray mean? 

• ROENTGEN RAY (noun)
  The noun ROENTGEN RAY has 1 sense:

1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

  Familiarity information: ROENTGEN RAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROENTGEN RAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

roentgen ray; X-radiation; X-ray; X ray

Hypernyms ("roentgen ray" is a kind of...):

ionizing radiation (high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes)

electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)