x-ray
noun
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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.
Example: X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm.
A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.
Example: "The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist."
An X-ray machine.
The letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
verb
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To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.
Example: Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!