Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A relatively high-energy photon having a wavelength in the approximate range from 0.01 to 10 nanometers.
- n. A stream of such photons, used for their penetrating power in radiography, radiology, radiotherapy, and scientific research. Often used in the plural. Also called roentgen ray.
- n. A photograph taken with x-rays.
- v. To irradiate with x-rays.
- v. To photograph with x-rays.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of X-ray.
Etymologies
- From the fact that it was a previously unknown form of radiation when first discovered. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Interestingly, that included a pair of scissors, a fixed knife and a camping lighter (5cm blue flame, contains gasoline), which neither the hand screening nor the x-ray inspection found.”
“After an initial assessment, and after x-ray after x-ray, the doctors struggled to break the news.”
“This was ruled out when an x-ray of Pandorama's other hock proved identical.”
The Guardian: Lame Pandorama out of Hennessy and doubtful for Gold Cup
“All Steve Austin, Astronaut knew was that he had x-ray vision now, and could totally see through The Nurse's uniform.”
“Once confirmed by the system, the CLEARcard member was then taken to the front of the security line where the concierge assisted him or her with getting luggage onto the x-ray machine.”
“The newly developed x-ray machine was displayed at the fair, but doctors were reluctant to use it on McKinley to search for the bullet because they did not know what side effects it might have on him.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan
“The thing that's keeping me away from the doctor right now is the fear that to rule out pnumonia, they'd order an x-ray.”
“As Mark Spitz and his team systematically scour Lower Manhattan, we're treated to an affecting x-ray of the city's workaday guts.”
“But if you took x-ray glasses into half the duck blinds and deer camps in this country you'd find more sexy stockings than you see at the Moulin Rouge.”
“That point, so to speak, was driven home as my crab was emerging from the x-ray machine yesterday.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘x-ray’.
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Air Travel
This list started with me looking up 'non revs' as a friend in the travel industry posted a cartoon about 'non rev' travel... and hey, non rev needed a list.
non-rev, terminal, arrival, takeoff, landing, taxi-ing, runway, IATA, plane, departure, airplane, jet and 106 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Alphabet Stories
Phrases, words, ideas that are associated with one or two letters in the English language.
This is *NOT* a place for acronyms or abbreviations, despite the temptation. While phrases ...p implies q, p and w patch, q sign, v-neck, v sign, a-list, t and a, g-spot, dubya, c is for cookie, x marks the spot, d-day and 103 more...
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rays & x-rays
raised rays
cow-nosed ray, x-ray, roentgenogram, radiogram, sunray, tomograph, whipparee, oxeye, thulium, raster, moonbeam, robinia and 86 more...
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You're a SUPER Hero!
List as many "super" powers as you can think of! Anything that would be called for example "super strength", please remove the first word and list only the second word Thanks!
flight, flying, hovering, strength, invisibility, intelligence, psychic, telekinesis, smell, touch, taste, hearing and 47 more...
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TT3 Lesson 35
aircraft, aboard, female, not at all, complex, male, would rather, could do with, chilly, suit yourself, smuggle, joke and 38 more...
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Phonetic alphabet, Norwegian edition
The standard NATO phonetic alphabet with the norwegian additions
alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot, golf, hotel, india, juliet, kilo, lima and 17 more...
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TN9 Lesson 107
loudspeaker, gentleman, hand luggage, overhead compartment, Los Angeles, approximately, securely, upright position, suit yourself, flight attendant, straighten, hand baggage and 25 more...
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Smallville
words relating to the TV show Smallville (the early years of Clark Kent!)
fly, friends, lies, super, shelby, daily planet, save, kansas, cornfields, barn, mansion, wall of weird and 74 more...
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The Phonetic Alphabet
Used extensively in the transportation industry, the military, Ham radio operators etc. The alphabet was different during WWII, viz.:
Able Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How ...zulu, yankee, x-ray, whiskey, victor, uniform, tango, sierra, romeo, quebec, papa, oscar and 14 more...
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Words that say it all
One word: immediate pictures in the head
fop, desert, schooner, waynetta, hammock, nine-eleven, banquet, javelin, masai, medieval, teddy, prairie and 12 more...
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nl15's Words
simulation, nightfall, simulacra, deity, geodesic, perfection, approximate, satin, x-ray, penultimate
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X is for X-Ray
My X Words
Tweets
Looking for tweets for x-ray.
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