Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

X ray

[eks-rey] / ˈɛksˌreɪ /


x-ray


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

These X ray scans allow scientists to examine the physical structure and form of insects, an area of research known as morphology.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

By tracking repeating patterns in both X ray and radio signals from the event, the researchers found that the disk and the jet were wobbling together.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2025

And there can be a bleakness to the light; it’s like an X ray, penetrating everything.

From The New Yorker Sep. 15, 2014

It is only the X ray that can tell us the internal arrangement of the crystal.

From Scientific American Jun. 28, 2012

The doctor showed me the chip in the bone in the first X ray.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

Duffy said ICE agents are trained law enforcement, and “know how to pat people down” and operate x-ray machines.

From Barron's Mar. 22, 2026

A technical take is more like an x-ray that might pinpoint unhealthy symptoms a bit sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

ARG began the process of identifying which tiles needed the most remediation by doing a photorealistic laser scan of the building that MacLean described as a sort of high-tech x-ray.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2025

Police later released an x-ray that appeared to show an individual's abdomen with a foreign object inside.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2025

She said I had drawn it in cross-section as if I had x-ray eyes and could see straight through it.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




Vocabulary lists containing X ray


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com