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X-ray en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to X-rays.
   • I had to put my bags through an X-ray scanner at the airport.
   • Who will fly and have X-ray eyes— And be known as the man no bullet can kill? 1974, Shel Silverstein, “Who”, in Where the Sidewalk Ends, HarperCollins:

Forms

Translations (6)

is röntgen- (of or having to do with X-rays) · it radiografico (of or having to do with X-rays) · ga X-ghathach (of or having to do with X-rays) · pl rentgenowski (of or having to do with X-rays) · ru рентге́новский (of or having to do with X-rays) · hu röntgen (of or having to do with X-rays)

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X-ray en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.

Meanings

1. A ray of 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.
2. A radiograph: an image made with X-rays.
   • And this friendly was not without its injury worries, with defender Gary Cahill substituted early on after a nasty, needless push by Dries Mertens that caused him to collide with goalkeeper Joe Hart, an incident that left the Chelsea defender requiring a precautionary X-ray at Wembley. 2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:
   • The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist.
3. An X-ray machine, a machine for performing radiography.
4. A tactical motif where a piece exerts influence or control over a square, piece, or line indirectly through another intervening piece.

Forms

Deriveds

X-ray telescope · X-ray spectacles · X-ray vision · X-ray binary · X-ray radiation · soft X-ray · X-ray astronomy · X-ray fluorescence · X-ray tube · dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry · X-ray spectrometry · X-ray diffraction · X-ray specs · X-ray spectroscopy · X-ray absorbing glass · X-ray tetra · X-ray fish · hard X-ray · X-ray spectrum · X-ray crystallography · X-ray photograph · X-ray therapy · X-ray pulsar · X-ray microscope

Relateds

gamma ray · T-ray

Synonyms

Röntgen radiation · Roentgen-ray

Translations (199)

mk рендгенски зрак (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · th รังสีเอกซ์ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ga X-ghathú (photograph made with X-rays) · cmn 愛克斯射線 /爱克斯射线 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · dng рентген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · th เอ็กซ์เรย์ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ro raze Roentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · kw golowyn X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · my အိတ်ဇ်ရေး (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nb røntgenstråle (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · de Röntgenbild (photograph made with X-rays) · ky рентген нурлары (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cs rentgen (X-ray machine) · tl rayos-ekis (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja X線撮影装置 (X-ray machine) · sk röntgenový lúč (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cs rentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · it raggi X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sw eksirei (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ko X선 촬영장치 (X-ray machine) · cmn X光照片 (photograph made with X-rays) · el ακτινογραφία (photograph made with X-rays) · ko 엑스레이 사진 (photograph made with X-rays) · fr rayon X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hu röntgenberendezés (X-ray machine) · ur ایکْس شُعَاع (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sw uyoka (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja レントゲン撮影装置 (X-ray machine) · id rontgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ky рентген нуру (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sv röntgenapparat (X-ray machine) · ko X레이 사진 (photograph made with X-rays) · ca raig X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · id sinar-X (photograph made with X-rays) · he מכונת רנטגן (X-ray machine) · fr radiographie (photograph made with X-rays) · ca radiografia (photograph made with X-rays) · sv röntgenstråle (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ru рентге́н (X-ray machine) · nl röntgenfoto (photograph made with X-rays) · hy ռենտգենյան ճառագայթ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · be рэнтге́н (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · eo ikso-radioj (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · vo räyöf (photograph made with X-rays) · ko X레이 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 艾克斯射線 /艾克斯射线 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · it radiografia (photograph made with X-rays) · de Röntgenapparat (X-ray machine) · da røntgenbillede (photograph made with X-rays) · cmn X光片 (photograph made with X-rays) · ja レントゲン写真 (photograph made with X-rays) · ko 뢴트겐선 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ug X نۇرى (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja レントゲン (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ar أَشِعَّة إِكْس (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ko 엑스선 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nn røntgenbilde (photograph made with X-rays) · km កាំរស្មី X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hi एक्स-रे (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · tg рентген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · uz rentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · fi röntgenlaite (X-ray machine) · lv rentgena stari (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja X線写真 (photograph made with X-rays) · ur ایکْس رے (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sq rreze X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sk röntgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ga X-gha (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cy pelydr X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · dng гуонщян (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ru рентгеногра́мма (photograph made with X-rays) · tr X-ray cihazı (X-ray machine) · oc radiografia (photograph made with X-rays) · sh rentgen (photograph made with X-rays) · es radiografía (photograph made with X-rays) · ar أَشِعَّة سِينِيَّة (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hy ռենտգեն (photograph made with X-rays) · ro raze X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · id sinar-X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · kw dewyn X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sh rendgensko zračenje (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · tr X ışını (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sk röntgen (photograph made with X-rays) · uk рентге́н (photograph made with X-rays) · sh rendgen (photograph made with X-rays) · pt raios X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · vo räyastrals (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · he קַרנֵי רֶנְטְגֶן (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · pl prześwietlenie (photograph made with X-rays) · uz rentgen nurlari (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · tl X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja エックス線写真 (photograph made with X-rays) · id ronsen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ka რენტგენოგრამა (photograph made with X-rays) · fi röntgenkuva (photograph made with X-rays) · pl promieniowanie rentgenowskie (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nan-hbl X光線 /X光线 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · yue X光 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ia rayos röntgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · mk рендген (photograph made with X-rays) · es rayos X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · bg ре́нтген (photograph made with X-rays) · fi röntgensäteily (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ru рентге́н (photograph made with X-rays) · cs rentgen (photograph made with X-rays) · gl radiografía (photograph made with X-rays) · ja X線 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · pl zdjęcie rentgenowskie (photograph made with X-rays) · ko 렌트겐 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ms X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · da røntgenstråle (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · pt raio-X (photograph made with X-rays) · tg шуоъи рентгенӣ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · tr röntgen cihazı (X-ray machine) · ko 엑스레이 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 愛克斯光 /爱克斯光 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja レントゲン線 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sh rendgen (X-ray machine) · hu röntgensugárzás (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · bg ре́нтгенов лъч (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hi क्ष-किरण (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cmn 片子 (photograph made with X-rays) · cmn X光 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · mel X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nb røntgenbilde (photograph made with X-rays) · hu röntgensugár (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sh rendgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · el ακτινοβολία Χ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · my ဓာတ်မှန် (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · pl aparat rentgenowski (X-ray machine) · cs RTG (photograph made with X-rays) · ka რენტგენის სხივი (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ia röntgenogramma (photograph made with X-rays) · ko 엑스선 촬영장치 (X-ray machine) · sh rentgensko zračenje (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ar صُورَة أَشِعَّة (photograph made with X-rays) · tk rentgen şöhlesi (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · fa-ira پَرْتُوْیِ ایکْس (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · be рэнтге́н (photograph made with X-rays) · sw eksirei (photograph made with X-rays) · sh radiogram (photograph made with X-rays) · uk рентге́н (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ru рентге́новский луч (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · kk рентген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sh rentgen (X-ray machine) · sh rentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · lv rentgens (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ky рентген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · eo x-radiado (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · uk рентге́нівський про́мінь (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nl röntgenstraal (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja エックス線 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cs rentgenový paprsek (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ro radiografie (photograph made with X-rays) · de Röntgenstrahl (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · el ακτίνα Χ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · vo räyöm (X-ray machine) · fa-ira شُعَاعِ ایکْس (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sk röntgenové žiarenie (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · et röntgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hy ռենտգեն (X-ray machine) · pt máquina de raio X (X-ray machine) · tr röntgen (photograph made with X-rays) · nn røntgenbilete (photograph made with X-rays) · km កាំរស្មីអ៊ិច (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ms sinar-X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · hu röntgen (photograph made with X-rays) · he צילום רנטגן (photograph made with X-rays) · gl raios X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · et röntgenikiir (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · mk рендген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ja エックス線撮影装置 (X-ray machine) · el ακτινογράφος (X-ray machine) · tk rentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sv röntgenbild (photograph made with X-rays) · nn røntgenstråle (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · cs rentgenové záření (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ko X선 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · lt rentgenas (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · az rentgen şüaları (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nl röntgenapparaat (X-ray machine) · gu ક્ષ-કિરણ (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · oc rai X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sl rentgenski žarek (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ko 뢴트겐 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · be рэнтге́наўскі праме́нь (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · ru рентге́н (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · vi tia X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · pt radiografia (photograph made with X-rays) · eo rentgena radiado (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sl rentgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · fr rayon Röntgen (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · kk рентген сәулесі (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · id radiasi-X (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · sc lastra (photograph made with X-rays) · cmn X線照片 /X线照片 (photograph made with X-rays) · bg ре́нтген (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation) · nv beeʼaghádaʼdildlaadí (X-ray machine) · cmn X射線 /X射线 (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)

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X-ray en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/ (UK)
• /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.
   • 1925, Sidney Coe Howard, They Knew What They Wanted (Doubleday, Page and Company), Act II, page 116. Both legs broken in the morning. Tibia, fibula, femur, and ischium. X-rayed and set inside of an hour after the accident.
   • Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!
2. (transitive) Of a piece, to exert indirect influence, by either attacking, defending, or controlling an opponent's or friendly piece through an intervening piece along a rank, file, or diagonal.

Forms

Translations (35)

it schermografare (to take a radiograph of) · ru просвети́ть (to take a radiograph of) · ko 엑스레이를 찍다 (to take a radiograph of) · pl prześwietlać (to take a radiograph of) · nl röntgenen (to take a radiograph of) · nl bestralen (to take a radiograph of) · pl prześwietlić (to take a radiograph of) · sv röntga (to take a radiograph of) · ru просве́чивать (to take a radiograph of) · nrf x-rayer (to take a radiograph of) · tl rayos-ekisin (to take a radiograph of) · fr radiographier (to take a radiograph of) · nl doorlichten (to take a radiograph of) · uk робити рентген (to take a radiograph of) · ko X레이를 찍다 (to take a radiograph of) · el ακτινοσκοπώ (to take a radiograph of) · nl met röntgenstralen onderzoeken (to take a radiograph of) · ja レントゲンを撮る (to take a radiograph of) · es radiografiar (to take a radiograph of) · ga X-ghathaigh (to take a radiograph of) · hu röntgenez (to take a radiograph of) · fi ottaa röntgenkuva (to take a radiograph of) · it radiografare (to take a radiograph of) · pt tirar uma chapa (de) (to take a radiograph of) · nb røntgenfotografere (to take a radiograph of) · pt tirar raio X (to take a radiograph of) · fi röntgenkuvata (to take a radiograph of) · de röntgen (to take a radiograph of) · cmn 拍X光 (to take a radiograph of) · is gegnumlýsa (to take a radiograph of) · he צילם (to take a radiograph of) · kw X-dewynya (to take a radiograph of) · nn røntgenfotografere (to take a radiograph of) · sk röntgenovať (to take a radiograph of) · cmn 照X光 (to take a radiograph of)

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