X-ray meaning
To X-ray is also the act of examining, treating or photographing something using electromagnetic radiation.
An example of to X-ray is when the dentist uses an X-ray machine to find a cavity in a tooth.
verb
To photograph with x-rays.
verb
Of, by, or having to do with X-rays.
adjective
A photograph made by means of X-rays.
noun
To examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays.
verb
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To irradiate with x-rays.
verb
The definition of an X-ray is a picture taken of the inside of something using high energy electromagnetic radiation with short wavelengths that can pass through items.
A picture that the doctor takes of your insides to see if you have any broken bones is an example of an X-ray.
noun
To irradiate with x-rays.
verb
To photograph with x-rays.
verb
To irradiate with x-rays.
verb
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To photograph with x-rays.
verb
A high-energy stream of electromagnetic radiation having a frequency higher than that of ultraviolet light but less than that of a gamma ray (in the range of approximately 1016 to 1019 hertz). X-rays are absorbed by many forms of matter, including body tissues, and are used in medicine and industry to produce images of internal structures.
An image of an internal structure, such as a body part, taken with x-rays.
Origin of x-ray
- From translation of obsolete German X-Strahlen x-rays (coined by their discoverer Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen) x x, unknown factor (since x-rays were a previously unknown form of radiation) Strahlen pl. of Strahle ray
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From translation of obsolete German X-Strahlen x-rays (coined by their discoverer Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen) x x, unknown factor (since x-rays were a previously unknown form of radiation) Strahlen pl. of Strahle ray
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition