x-rayed; x-raying; x-rays
often capitalized
: to examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays
1
: any of the electromagnetic radiations that have an extremely short wavelength of less than 100 angstroms and have the properties of penetrating various thicknesses of all solids, of producing secondary radiations by impinging on material bodies, and of acting on photographic films and plates as light does
2
: a photograph obtained by use of X-rays
X-ray
adjective
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Scientists have made tremendous strides in determining the three-dimensional structures of these target proteins through x-ray crystallography and NMR.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
That enhancement software is at the heart of Iris, which combines all of the company’s AI capabilities, using both X-rays and photos to spot issues.
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Verb
The Raleigh Police and Fire Departments quickly responded to the incident and bomb technicians x-rayed the package, according to Lt. Jason Borneo of the Raleigh Police Department.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Scientists have made tremendous strides in determining the three-dimensional structures of these target proteins through x-ray crystallography and NMR.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Medical imaging, such as a bone density scan and spinal X-rays, can help confirm osteoporosis and detect compression fractures.
—Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
That enhancement software is at the heart of Iris, which combines all of the company’s AI capabilities, using both X-rays and photos to spot issues.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Xray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xray. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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x-ray
1 of 2 transitive verboften capitalized X
: to examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays
X-ray
2 of 2 noun1
: any of the electromagnetic radiations of the same nature as visible radiation but of an extremely short wavelength less than 100 angstroms that is produced by bombarding a metallic target with fast electrons in vacuum or by transition of atoms to lower energy states and that has the properties of ionizing a gas upon passage through it, of penetrating various thicknesses of all solids, of producing secondary radiations by impinging on material bodies, of acting on photographic films and plates as light does, and of causing fluorescent screens to emit light
called also roentgen ray
2
: a photograph obtained by use of X-rays
a chest X-ray
X-ray
adjective
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