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X-ray

['eksreɪ]

X ray A penetrating electromagnetic radiation, usually generated by accelerating electrons to high velocity and suddenly stopping them by collision with a solid body, or by inner-shell transitions of atoms with atomic number greater than 10; their wavelength ranges from about 10(-5) angstrom to 10 angstroms, the average wavelength used in research being 1 angstrom ['eksrei]

X-rays

X ray ['eksrei]

English thesaurus

X-ray ['eksreɪ]

abbr., chem., scient.

Röntgen beam technology

abbr., scottish

X (phonetic alphabet)

chem.

Rontgen beam technology

mil., abbr.

tech.

Roentgen-ray; energetic high-frequency electromagnetic radiation

X-ray

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Antennas and waveguides	4
Automated equipment	1
Chemistry	3
Communications	3
Cultural studies	2
Earth sciences	29
Electronics	6
Environment	4
General	10
Health care	39
Immigration and citizenship	1
Industry	11
Information technology	1
Labor law	2
Materials science	1
Measuring instruments	10
Medical	75
Metallurgy	7
Natural sciences	11
Pharmacy and pharmacology	5
Physical sciences	5
Radiology	17
Technology	13
Textile industry	4
Transport	5


X ray v
environ.	raggi X; raggi X
X-ray v
med.	radiografia; radiogramma; raggio X


source v
commun. el.	emettitore; origine
comp., MS	database di origine; origine
environ.	fonte; sorgente di emissioni


synchrotron v
phys.sc.	sincrotrone