ALL meanings of x-ray
x-ray
X x - noun x-ray Physics. Often, x-rays. a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases. such radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 0.1–10 nm. 1
- noun x-ray a radiograph made by x-rays. 1
- noun x-ray (initial capital letter) a word in communications to represent the letter X. 1
- verb with object x-ray to examine, photograph, or treat with x-rays. 1
- adjective x-ray of or relating to x-rays. 1
- noun x-ray radiograph 1
- noun x-ray radiograph image 1
- noun,plural x-ray type of radiation 1
- transitive verb x-ray examine by radiograph 1
- noun x-ray Alternative spelling of X-ray. 0
- countable noun x-ray X-rays are a type of radiation that can pass through most solid materials. X-rays are used by doctors to examine the bones or organs inside your body and are also used at airports to see inside people's luggage. 0
- countable noun x-ray An X-ray is a picture made by sending X-rays through something, usually someone's body. 0
- verb x-ray If someone or something is X-rayed, an X-ray picture is taken of them. 0
- noun x-ray electromagnetic radiation emitted when matter is bombarded with fast electrons. X-rays have wavelengths shorter than that of ultraviolet radiation, that is less than about 1 × 10–8 metres. They extend to indefinitely short wavelengths, but below about 1 × 10–11 metres they are often called gamma radiation 0
- noun x-ray (as modifier) 0
- noun x-ray a picture produced by exposing photographic film to X-rays: used in medicine as a diagnostic aid as parts of the body, such as bones, absorb X-rays and so appear as opaque areas on the picture 0
- noun x-ray a code word for the letter x 0
- verb x-ray to photograph (part of the body, etc) using X-rays 0
- verb x-ray to treat or examine by means of X-rays 0
- noun x-ray a band of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation (c. .005 to c. 5 nanometers), produced by the bombardment of a substance (usually one of the heavy metals) by a stream of electrons moving at great velocity, as in a vacuum tube: X-rays are capable of penetrating opaque or solid substances, ionizing gases and body tissues through which they pass or, by extended exposure, destroying tissue, and affecting photographic plates and fluorescent screens: they are widely used in medicine for study, diagnosis, and treatment of certain organic disorders, esp. of internal structures of the body 0
- noun x-ray a photograph made by means of X-rays 0
- adjective x-ray of, by, or having to do with X-rays 0
- verb transitive x-ray to examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays 0