Synonyms for X-ray
ˈɛksˌreɪx-ray

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1. X-raynoun

   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.

   X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm.

   Synonyms:
   Rontgen radiation, Roentgen radiation, Rontgen rays, X-ray radiation, Röntgen rays, Roentgen rays, Röntgen radiation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

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

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

   Synonyms:
   roentgenogram, roentgen ray

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

   Synonyms:
   roentgenogram, roentgen ray

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"

Matched Categories

1. • Electromagnetic Radiation
   • Examine
   • Ionizing Radiation
   • Photograph
   • Photography

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1. x-raynoun

   Synonyms:
   the röntgen ray

   Associated words:
   fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope

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1. List of paraphrases for "x-ray":

   radiography, x-rays, radiographic, radiology, diffraction, radiograph, fluoroscopic, crystallography, radiological, radio, fluoroscopy, rays, crystallographic

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1. Bryan Stevenson:

   Ray Hinton was convicted because Ray Hinton was poor.

2. Henry Cuellar:

   If you look at the non-intrusive X-rays that we have at the ports of entry, that X-ray at a checkpoint would've stopped what happened, they would have found people right away if they had the right technology… Those border patrol agents are trying to do their job, but it's very difficult for them to do their job.

3. Chris Rouland:

   No one was looking at the air space. So I wanted to build this cyber x-ray vision to be able to see what was inside a corporation's air space versus what was just plugged into the wired network or what was on a Wifi hotspot.

4. Don Felder:

   Early on, one of my favorites was Ray Charles. I remember hearing 'I Can't Stop Loving You' in the early '60s and thinking, 'What an unbelievably soulful voice.' In those days, the Deep South was extremely segregated.

5. Christian Schaeffer:

   Immediately after Kai started showing signs of health decline two weeks ago our team made every effort to save his life, including bloodwork testing, ultrasounds, x-rays, and engaging external specialists and submitting diagnostic samples to outside university veterinary laboratories, after the veterinary team administrated hours of critical care, including providing him oxygen, medicine and x-ray testing, Kai's condition continued to decline. We made the extremely difficult decision to humanely euthanize Kai ensuring he would pass peacefully.