X-ray
also x-ray
Word forms: X-rays , X-raying , X-rayed
1. countable noun [usually plural]
X-rays are a type of radiation that can pass through most solid materials. X-rays are used by doctors to examine the bones or organs inside your body and are also used at airports to see inside people's luggage.
2. countable noun B2
An X-ray is a picture made by sending X-rays through something, usually someone's body.
She was advised to have an abdominal X-ray.
3. verb
If someone or something is X-rayed, an X-ray picture is taken of them.
All hand baggage would be x-rayed. [be VERB-ed]
They took my pulse, took my blood pressure, and X-rayed my jaw. [VERB noun]
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Translations:
Chinese: X光, X光透视
Japanese: X線, X線写真を撮る
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