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WILHELM KONRAD RONTGEN
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• WILHELM KONRAD RONTGEN (noun)
The noun WILHELM KONRAD RONTGEN has 1 sense:
1. German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
Familiarity information: WILHELM KONRAD RONTGEN used as a noun is very rare.
• WILHELM KONRAD RONTGEN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Roentgen; Rontgen; Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen; Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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