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. Daniel Ahmad:

   With a next generation of console gaming on the horizon, Sony will look to showcase titles that take advantage of PS5 features. Sony will need to prove that ray tracing, 3D audio and the new SSD will provide a true next-gen experience for consumers.

2. Geoffrey Berman:

   Ray put a knife to one male victims throat, brandished a knife and threatened to dismember another male victim, grabbed a third male victim around the neck until he passed out, slapped a female victim and grabbed another female victim by her head before shoving her to the ground, after enduring Rays abuse, seven of his victims falsely confessed to having harmed or attempted to harm Ray. Ray, who sometimes recorded these false confessions, then used these false confessions to extort money from his victims.

3. 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.

4. Martin Weisskopf:

   This is going to be groundbreaking in terms of X-ray data acquisition, we'll be analyzing the results for decades to come.

5. One Capitol Police source:

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