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X-rayed Definition


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X-ray
noun
    1. An electromagnetic ray which can pass through many substances that are opaque to light, producing on photographic film an image of the object passed through.
    2. A photograph taken using X-rays.
      Thesaurus: radiogram, radiograph, roentgenogram.
    3. A medical examination using X-rays.
    4. communications.
      In the NATO alphabet: the word used to denote the letter ‘X'.
      Form: Xray
verb
    X-rayed, X-raying
    1. To take a photograph of something using X-rays.
Etymology: 1890s: X2 (called X because at the time of their discovery in 1895, the nature of the rays was unknown) + ray1.



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