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Btw X-rays are called "rentgenové záření" ("Roentgen radiation") in Czech.
by neuromanser 3y ago
Btw X-rays are called "rentgenové záření" ("Roentgen radiation") in Czech.
- thrdbndndn 3y agoIn lots of languages, both are used (thought X-rays becomes more and more common).
- bbojan 3y agoI believe in German-speaking countries the X-ray machine is called Röntgen? E.g. in a hospital you will have directions for "Röntgen".
- mr_mitm 3y agoWe call it "Röntgenstrahlung" (X-rays), "Röntgengerät" (X-ray machine), "Röntgenaufnahme" (X-ray picture). We even made a verb out of it, even though that's probably colloquial: "Wir müssen Ihr Bein röntgen" (we need to X-ray your leg).
- neuromanser 3y agoRentgen is a noun in Czech meaning 1. the machine, 2. the picture, the root of an adjective (rentgenový), Amd the root of a verb (rentgenovat).
- NooneAtAll3 3y agoa lot of languages call it Roentgen rays or similar
- oh_sigh 3y agoAt my work maybe 10 years ago, we had a little trivia competition on a fun day, about 25 people taking part - one of the questions was "who discovered the X-ray?", and all 7 of the eastern Europeans got the correct answer, but none of the Americans, Indians, or Asians in the group got it right (except for me, but I'm special).