[{"word":"x-ray","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm."},{"definition":"A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist.\""},{"definition":"An X-ray machine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["Roentgen radiation","Rontgen radiation","Röntgen radiation","Roentgen rays","Rontgen rays","Röntgen rays","X-ray radiation"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/X-ray","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/x-ray"]}]