[ˈɛksreɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is able to pass through many materials opaque to light

- a photographic or digital image of the internal composition of something, especially a part of the body, produced by X-rays being passed through it and being absorbed to different degrees by different materials
(e.g: the fracture was clearly visible on the X-ray)

- a code word representing the letter X, used in radio communication


Phrases:

Origin:
translation of German X-Strahlen (plural), from X- (because, when discovered in 1895, the nature of the rays was unknown) + Strahl ‘ray’

[ˈɛksreɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- photograph or examine with X-rays
(e.g: luggage bound for the hold is X-rayed)


Phrases:

Origin:
translation of German X-Strahlen (plural), from X- (because, when discovered in 1895, the nature of the rays was unknown) + Strahl ‘ray’