X-ray
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- X-rays are a type of invisible light beyond ultra-violet. They pass through skin and tissue, but not bone, making it useful in medicine. X-rays are a type of radiation.
- A photograph taken with X-rays
- When John broke his arm, he had an X-ray taken.
- (uncountable) X-ray represents the letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
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- Something that is X-ray is something to do with X-rays.
- The airport had an X-ray scanner.
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You can use a capital X or a small x when writing this word. An X-ray is the same as an x-ray.