Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    X-ray

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    X-ray
    I
    X-ray1 /ˈeks reɪ/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: Translation of German X-strahl, X representing 'unknown'
    1. a beam of radiation(1) that can go through solid objects and is used for photographing the inside of the body
    2. a photograph of part of someone’s body, taken using X-rays to see if anything is wrong:
        The X-ray showed that her leg was not broken.
    3. a medical examination made using X-rays ⇨ radiography:
        I had to go to hospital for an X-ray.
        a chest X-ray

    II
    X-ray2 verb [transitive]
    to photograph the inside of someone’s body using X-rays:
        The problem was only discovered when her lungs were X-rayed.