English
x-ray
see also: X-ray
Noun

x-ray (plural x-rays)

  1. Alternative spelling of X-ray
    • ante 2002, J. S. Sandhu and H. Wang, Recent Advances in Acoustography-Based NDE, published in Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics (Emmanuel E. Gdoutos, editor; ISBN 1-4020-0683-7, page 381:
      [...] analogous to x-ray image formation [...]
Verb

x-ray (x-rays, present participle x-raying; past and past participle x-rayed)

  1. Alternative spelling of X-ray
X-ray
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/
Noun

x-ray

  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.
Synonyms
  • (radiation) Röntgen radiation / Rontgen radiation / Roentgen radiation
  • (radiation) Röntgen rays / Rontgen rays / Roentgen rays
  • (radiation) X-ray radiation
Related terms Translations Translations Translations
  • German: Röntgenapparat
  • Portuguese: máquina de raio X
  • Russian: рентге́н
Translations
  • Italian: xeres
Verb

x-ray (x-rays, present participle x-raying; past and past participle x-rayed)

  1. (transitive, informal) 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!
Translations
  • French: radiographier, soumettre à un examen radiographique
  • German: röntgen
  • Italian: radiografare, schermografare
  • Portuguese: tirar (um) raio X (de), tirar uma chapa (de)
  • Russian: просве́чивать
  • Spanish: radiografiar
Adjective

x-ray (not comparable)

  1. Of or having to do with X-rays.
    I had to put my bags through an X-ray scanner at the airport.
    • 1974, Shel Silverstein, “Who”, Where the Sidewalk Ends, HarperCollins:
      Who will fly and have X-ray eyes— And be known as the man no bullet can kill?
Translations

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