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x ray

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen raynoun

    electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

  2. roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photographverb

    a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

  3. x-rayverb

    examine by taking x-rays

  4. x-rayverb

    take an x-ray of something or somebody

    "The doctor x-rayed my chest"

Wikipedia

  1. x ray

    An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz) and energies in the range 145 eV to 124 keV. X-ray wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays. In many languages, X-radiation is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered it on November 8, 1895. He named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation. Spellings of X-ray(s) in English include the variants x-ray(s), xray(s), and X ray(s). The most familiar use of X-rays is checking for fractures (broken bones), but X-rays are also used in other ways. For example, chest X-rays can spot pneumonia. Mammograms use X-rays to look for breast cancer.

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  1. x ray

    An X-ray is a type of electromagnetic radiation or wave, similar to visible light but with a much shorter wavelength. This radiation is used in various domains of medicine and industry to capture images of the internal structure of objects or the body, as it has the ability to pass through many materials that light cannot. In medical procedures, it helps to detect abnormalities such as fractures, infections, cancer etc., by producing a photographic or digital image of the internal composition.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of x ray in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of x ray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of x ray in a Sentence

  1. H.W. Mann:

    We are each in essence a ray of sunshine illuminating from one sun, one source, one reality we call God

  2. Brian Harrison:

    Dane Ray Cummings says,' Brian Etter, you are not gon na believe what I have in my truck,'.

  3. Ben Ray Luján:

    Ben Ray Luján never said that this would be easy, this is just the first part of what's going to be an important aspect of being able to win the House back. So I'm really encouraged.

  4. Toby Wilkinson:

    I think by using modern seismic X-ray technology it should be possible to look through the walls and see if there are significant anomalies or indeed gaps in the bedrock behind those walls, that sort of ground penetration radar is well developed. It's been used in the Valley of the Kings and other places in Egypt.

  5. Ashish Jain:

    We immediately took him to the hospital, where they ran CT scan and X-ray and other tests.


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