1. (noun)roentgen, R a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air Synonyms: gas constant, radius, roentgen, universal gas constant
2. (noun)gas constant, universal gas constant, R (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole Synonyms: gas constant, radius, roentgen, universal gas constant