noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of X-ray radiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: X-ray radiation
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
X-radiation
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of X-radiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
obtaining images by the use of X rays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: X-raying
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imaging, tomography
Narrower terms: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT
noun
Meaning 4
electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: X ray, X-ray, roentgen ray
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ionizing radiation, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
History
Etymology
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