X-ray
noun
°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."
°A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.
" "The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist." "
verb
°To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.
adjective
°Of or having to do with X-rays.
synonyms: röntgen radiation, rontgen radiation, roentgen radiation, röntgen rays more» , rontgen rays, roentgen rays, x-ray radiation