x ray

Questions about x ray

What does x ray mean?

x ray means "electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for x ray?

Close synonyms include X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray, roentgenogram, X-ray. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is x ray a common word?

x ray is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.