x-ray
noun
- 1
Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.
“X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm.”
- 2
A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.
“"The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist."”
- 3
An X-ray machine.
- 4
The letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
verb
- 1
To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.
“Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!”
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