Definitions for x-rays
x-rays

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1. x-rays

   An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz) and energies in the range 145 eV to 124 keV. X-ray wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays. In many languages, X-radiation is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered it on November 8, 1895. He named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation. Spellings of X-ray(s) in English include the variants x-ray(s), xray(s), and X ray(s). The most familiar use of X-rays is checking for fractures (broken bones), but X-rays are also used in other ways. For example, chest X-rays can spot pneumonia. Mammograms use X-rays to look for breast cancer.

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1. X-rays

   See under X.

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1. X-Rays

   Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted when the inner orbital electrons of an atom are excited and release radiant energy. X-ray wavelengths range from 1 pm to 10 nm. Hard X-rays are the higher energy, shorter wavelength X-rays. Soft x-rays or Grenz rays are less energetic and longer in wavelength. The short wavelength end of the X-ray spectrum overlaps the GAMMA RAYS wavelength range. The distinction between gamma rays and X-rays is based on their radiation source.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of x-rays in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of x-rays in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of x-rays in a Sentence

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Every morning, the sunrise wakes me up with rays of hope.

2. Geoffrey Berman:

   Ray put a knife to one male victims throat, brandished a knife and threatened to dismember another male victim, grabbed a third male victim around the neck until he passed out, slapped a female victim and grabbed another female victim by her head before shoving her to the ground, after enduring Rays abuse, seven of his victims falsely confessed to having harmed or attempted to harm Ray. Ray, who sometimes recorded these false confessions, then used these false confessions to extort money from his victims.

3. Naren Ramakrishna:

   We believe that even really low doses of radiation can result in impairment in hippocampus function long term, the dose that would’ve been delivered using X-rays would have been more than 10 times greater.

4. Amit Ray:

   A compassionate heart radiates rays of beauty that remove the clouds of million hearts.

5. The American Academy of Dermatology:

   Even on cloudy days, up to 80% of the sun’s harmful UV rays can penetrate the clouds.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Rays
2. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=x-rays