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. Aimee Boorman:

   She stood out from the beginning. She’s been special from the beginning. When she was younger and competing at the lower levels, she had that star quality, she has this ray of light that shoots out of her when she competes. Even when she was eight years old, she could draw in the crowds.

2. Tyrese Gibson:

   When you put people in a theater or (they watch) a blue ray DVD, they are watching in the comfort of their home, but to physically be inside a tram car and experience your favorite franchise as a theme park ride, it definitely raises the bar.

3. Mark Hamrick:

   If they were to put money on it, I think Las Vegas oddsmakers would be doubling down right now on the soft landing scenario — not to say that’s the base case, per se, but the chances seem to be growing, if anything, the global economic scenario has brightened in recent days and weeks — and we got a significant ray of sunshine with this January employment report, including all the revisions — but that’s not to say that consumers or businesses should be complacent with respect to an eventual risk of a recession.

4. John Flannery:

   We're keeping the X-ray business, period, it's intrinsically connected to the portfolio.

5. Val Kalei Kanuha:

   Just let people share and talk and ask for what they need, and then Katie Ray-Jones can figure out if Katie Ray-Jones can help them, the best place to start is just to listen.