X-RADIATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does X-radiation mean? 

• X-RADIATION (noun)
  The noun X-RADIATION has 2 senses:

1. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

2. obtaining images by the use of X rays

  Familiarity information: X-RADIATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• X-RADIATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

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

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Obtaining images by the use of X rays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

X-radiation; X-raying

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)