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]

environ.

rayons X

X-rayed

transp.

testé aux rayons X

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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X ray abbr.
chem.	rayon X
environ.	rayons X
X-ray abbr.
food.ind.	rayonnement X; rayons X
med.	radiographie
med.appl.	examen radiologique dans les collectivités; examen radiologique en série
X-rayed abbr.
transp.	testé aux rayons X
X-rays abbr.
gen.	rayons X
health. el.	rayons de Roentgen


diffraction abbr.
gen.	diffraction
chem.	flexion
el. acoust.	diffraction acoustique