Antonyms for X-ray
ˈɛksˌreɪx-ray

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

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

Matched Categories

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

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1. x-raynoun

   Synonyms:
   the röntgen ray

   Associated words:
   fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope

How to use 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. Geoffrey Berman:

   Ray used fear, violence andcoercion to induce one young victim to engage in commercial sex acts to repay debts she did not actually owe.

3. 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.

4. Mark Pollock:

   Whenever I put my Superman costume on as a kid, I didn't have X-ray vision. I had desperately short sight and had to wear big. thick glasses to see, i couldn't leave (glasses) in the phone box like Clark Kent could. That short sight lead me to have a detached retina.

5. Dan Harris:

   [ Tyler ] is just a ray of joy, everybody in Heavenly Peace Libertyville chapter loves hearing about Tyler and seeing him drop off the bedding.

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