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| Domain | Definition |
Energy | Penetrating electromagnetic radiation (photon) having a wavelength that is much shorter than that of visible light. These rays are usually produced by excitation of the electron field around certain nuclei. In nuclear reactions, it is customary to refer to photons originating in the nucleus as x-rays. (references) |
Health | Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted when the inner orbital electrons of an atom are excited and release energy - in the same energy range as gamma rays (0.010-10 Mev), but of non-nuclear origin, of shorter wavelength than ultraviolet; soft X-rays or Grenz rays are less penetrating and longer in wavelength than hard X-rays. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | Electromagnetic penetrating radiation having a much shorter wavelength than that of visible light. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | Radiation of the nature of light but of much shorter wavelength, capable of penetrating solid objects as well as to the therapeutic use; Commonly used in diagnosing fractures and in detecting structural or metal fatigue. Source: European Union. (references) |
Space | Electromagnetic waves of short wavelength, capable of penetrating some thickness of matter. Medical x-rays are produced by letting a stream of fast electrons come to a sudden stop at a metal plate; it is believed that X-rays emitted by the Sun or stars also come from fast electrons. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Calefaction | Cauterizer; caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa; acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | It turns out that we missed it on the x-rays, the baby was a girl after all! (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) Am I am I Have you seen X-rays of me? (Bananas; writing credit: Woody Allen; Mickey Rose) | |
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 | Pictured is a head x-ray taken by a CAT scanner. This diagnostic technique uses computers to organize thousands of x-rays, taken by a rotating machine around the patient. When first applied in the 1970's it revolutionized detection of brain tumors. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Shown is a physician standing in front of a light box reviewing several x-rays taken of a patient's head. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | This is the first x-ray treatment room. Note control panel on the left. Dr. Roswell Park was among the first to use x-rays for treatment of cancer. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | A black male doctor discusses chest x-rays with 2 other physicians. See artwork: NCI 40a. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | A white doctor discusses chest x-rays with 2 other physicians. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by T. Farkas.. |
 | X-rays of objects in the tracheae of children. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | An Indian Health Service field nurse demonstrates chest x-rays to a group of Navajos ... Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Mobile clinic x-rays Seattle students. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Health | Chest X-rays often show pneumonia. (references) | |
These tests may include x-rays of the bladder and ureters. (references) | ||
Unlike x-rays, there is no radiation exposure to the fetus. (references) | ||
Business | There is also an increasing need for x-rays, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, hemodialysis equipment, ECG, EEG and disposable material. (references) | |
They offer a range of general preventive and diagnostic dental services such as examinations, simple fillings, x-rays, and cleaning and fluoride treatments. (references) | ||
HAD caretakers are responsible for hospital duties such as lab exams, ergotherapy, physiotherapy, x-rays, as well as the distribution of medicine and the rental of all necessary equipment. (references) | ||
Economic History | Syria | Above statistics are estimates, and include medical, dental, X-rays and laboratory equipment. (references) |
China | Among the 310,996 medical institutions in China, 15% are equipped with medical devices from the 1960s and 1970s. Demand for advanced medical equipment, conventional laboratory instruments, dental services, small Ultrasonic-Bs, and small-type X-rays is expected to continue. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "X-RAYS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "X-RAYS" is used about 327 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 327 | 15,903 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "X-RAYS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | med mindre end l,0 mm ekstra aluminium-filtrering havde den sidevaerts rettede straaling bloede komponenter, som sloerede den egentlige, haarde karakter af denne roentgenstraaling (below 1, the side radiation had soft radiation components that concealed the essentially hard nature of these X-rays), fluorescensstraaling (characteristic radiation, characteristic X-rays, fluorescent radiation), for roentgendiffraktionsapparater stilles mindre strenge krav hvad angaar den maksimalt tilladelige dosishastighed uden for den udnyttede roentgenstraale (for X-ray diffraction devices less stringent requirements are imposed in respect of maximum permissible dose rates outside the useful beam of X-rays), fra en ny roertype var der ingen nedadrettet roentgenstraaling, og det sidevaerts rettede roentgenstraalebaand var mindre og dermed mere homogent fordelt (from a new type of tube there was no downward beam of X-rays and the lateral band of X-rays was much reduced in quantity and more uniformly distributed), Geiger-Müller roer med et tyndt mica-vindue er tilstraekkeligt foelsomme, og mica-vinduet lader selv bloed roentgenstraaling passere (and the mica window even effectively transmits the soft X-rays, Geiger-Mueller tubes with a thin mica window are sufficiently sensitive), gitterkappen er lige netop stor nok til at afskaere alle nedadrettede roentgenstraaler (the grid cap is just large enough to intercept all the X-rays directed downward), karakteristisk roentgenstraaling (characteristic radiation, characteristic X-rays, fluorescent radiation), karakteristisk straaling (characteristic radiation, characteristic X-rays, fluorescent radiation), det utilsigtede elektronbombardeme foerer til emission af roentgenstraaler (the parasitic electron bombardment causes emission of X-rays), kontraststof for roentgenstraaler (substance opaque to X-rays), undersoegelse ved reflekterende roentgen-diffraktion (analysis by reflection diffraction of x-rays), medicinsk anvendelse af røntgenstråler (medical use of X-rays), mest roentgenstraaling blev produceret af en serie l-volt roer med gloedekatode (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), røntgenundersøgelse af thorax (chest X-rays), roentgenbestraaling (treatment by X-rays), roentgenstraalerne var semihomogene i et bredt, horisontalt baand (the X-rays were semihomogeneous in a broad horizontal band), stof der er opakt for roentgenstraaler (substance opaque to X-rays), termisk røntgenstråling (thermal X-rays), karbidfaser, der er paavist roentgenografisk i isolaterne (carbide phase isolates revealed by x-rays). (various references) | |
Dutch | het parasitaire elektronenbombardement veroorzaakt een emissie van rontgenstralen (the parasitic electron bombardment causes emission of X-rays), de meeste rontgenstraling werd veroorzaakt door een reeks buizen met l-volts gloeikathode (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), de rontgenstraling was semi-homogeen in een brede horizontale band (the X-rays were semihomogeneous in a broad horizontal band), de roosterkap is juist groot genoeg om alle omlaag gerichte rontgenstraling op te vangen (the grid cap is just large enough to intercept all the X-rays directed downward), een nieuw type buis had geen omlaaggerichte rontgenbundel en de zijwaarts gerichte rontgenband bleek geringer van omvang en gelijkmatiger verdeeld (from a new type of tube there was no downward beam of X-rays and the lateral band of X-rays was much reduced in quantity and more uniformly distributed), energiedispersieve roentgenanalyse (energy dispersive analysis by X-rays, XRDA), energie-dispersieve Roentgenanalyse (energy dispersive analysis by X-rays, XRDA), energiedispersieve roentgenspectroscopie (energy dispersive spectroscopy by X-rays), behandelingen met röntgen stralen (treatment by X-rays), geiger-muellertelbuizen, voorzien van een venster van dun mica, zijn voldoende gevoelig en het micavenster laat ook de zachte stralen goed door (and the mica window even effectively transmits the soft X-rays, Geiger-Mueller tubes with a thin mica window are sufficiently sensitive), karakteristieke röntgenstraling (characteristic radiation, characteristic X-rays, fluorescent radiation), medische toepassing van röntgenstraling (medical use of X-rays), met minder dan l,O mm extra aluminiumverzwakking bleek de zijdelingse straling zachte componenten te hebben, die het eigenlijke harde karakter van deze rontgenstraling maskeerden (below 1, the side radiation had soft radiation components that concealed the essentially hard nature of these X-rays), röntgenonderzoek van de borst (chest X-rays), radiografisch aangetoonde carbidefasen in de scheidingsprodukten (carbide phase isolates revealed by x-rays), roentgencontraststof (substance opaque to X-rays), roentgenterugstraalopname (analysis by reflection diffraction of x-rays), energie-dispersieve Roentgenspectroscopie (energy dispersive spectroscopy by X-rays). (various references) | |
Finnish | röntgensäteily (röntgen rays, roentgen rays, X-radiation). (various references) | |
French | rayons X (X-radiation), rayons de roentgen (X-radiation), rayonnement X (X-radiation). (various references) | |
German | Röntgenstrahlen (x-ray). (various references) | |
Greek | ακτινοβολία Χ (röntgen rays, roentgen rays, X-radiation), ακτίνες Χ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | röntgensugarak (roentgen rays, rontgen rays). (various references) | |
Italian | schermografia, raggi X (x ray), radiazione X (röntgen rays, roentgen rays, X-radiation). (various references) | |
Korean | 엑스 이 (X-ray). (various references) | |
Portuguese | raios x (röntgen rays, roentgen rays, X-radiation). (various references) | |
Russian | рентгеновские лучи (roentgen rays, rontgen rays). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | rendgenski zraci (roentgen rays). (various references) | |
Spanish | rayos X. (various references) | |
Swedish | röntgenstrålar (roentgen rays). (various references) | |
Turkish | röntgen ixini (Roentgen rays), röntgen ışınları (roentgen rays, rontgen rays). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | рентгенівське проміння. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-r-s-x-y" | |
-1 letter: rays, ryas. | |
-2 letters: ars, ays, ras, rax, ray, rya, sax, say, yar. | |
-3 letters: ar, as, ax, ay, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-r-s-x-y" | |
+1 letter: styrax. | |
+2 letters: hyraxes. | |
+3 letters: larynxes, paroxysm, pyrexias, sardonyx, styraxes. | |
+4 letters: apteryxes, carboxyls, paroxysms, pharynxes, taxpayers, xylocarps. | |
+5 letters: excusatory, expressway, oxyuriases, oxyuriasis, paroxysmal, pyridoxals, sardonyxes, xylographs. | |
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