X-RADIATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Obtaining images by the use of X rays

Synonyms:

X-radiation; X-raying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("X-radiation" is a kind of...):

imaging; tomography ((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "X-radiation"):

CAT; computed axial tomography; computed tomography; computerized axial tomography; computerized tomography; CT (a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis)

Meaning:

Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

Synonyms:

roentgen ray; X-radiation; X-ray; X ray

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("X-radiation" is a kind of...):

ionizing radiation (high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes)

electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)