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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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  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. Dheeraj Pasham:

    The fact that we can track this region of bright X-ray emission as it circles the black hole lets us track just how quickly material in the disk is spinning, that gives us information about the spin rate of the supermassive black hole itself.

  2. Deputy Chief James Mill:

    Ben Franklin has the run of the station, and it's amazing Ben Franklin's like one of those friends who always shows up at a party that everybody loves, so even if you're having a terrible day, if Ben Franklin walks in, seriously it's like a ray of sunshine.

  3. One Capitol Police source:

    If your job is to watch the (X-ray) monitor, watch the damn monitor.

  4. Katy Villarreal:

    I'm against killing a person, but this man took an innocent child, for what he has done, I feel he should be given the death penalty. He took my little ray of sunshine. Not just from me, but from all of us.

  5. Coast Guard Cmdr. Efren Lopez:

    Early this evening our firefighting teams successfully put out the fire inside the Golden Ray wreck, safety is our highest priority and every member of the response displayed tremendous commitment to ensuring that emergency plans were followed during the entire fire fighting and evacuation evolution.


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