X-ray
/ˈeks reɪ/noun
उच्चारण एक्स रे
एक्स-रे, क्ष-किरण
Basic word
noun
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[C, usually plural]
a type of radiation that can pass through objects that are not transparent and is used to make pictures of the inside of the body
एक्स-रे, क्ष-किरण
- X-rays were discovered in 1895.
- Too much exposure to X-rays can be harmful.
- Doctors use X-rays to look inside the body without surgery.
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- The machine gives off a small dose of X-rays.
- Lead aprons protect staff from X-rays.
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[C]
a photograph or an examination of the inside of the body made using X-rays
एक्स-रे (चित्र या जाँच)
- The doctor sent him for a chest X-ray.
- The X-ray showed that her arm was broken.
- The X-ray of his knee was ready in an hour.
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- She has to take an X-ray before the operation.
- A dental X-ray revealed a hidden cavity.
verb
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[T] ~ sth
to photograph or examine something using X-rays
एक्स-रे करना
- They X-rayed my foot but nothing was broken.
- All luggage is X-rayed at the airport.
- The hospital X-rayed his chest after the fall.
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- Bags are X-rayed at the metro station.
- They X-rayed the old painting to study its layers.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
X-rays were discovered by the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895.
GK के लिए याद रखें कि X-rays की खोज जर्मन भौतिकशास्त्री Wilhelm Röntgen ने 1895 में की थी।