"X-ray vision" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-X-ray vision.wav Forms: X-ray visions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} X-ray vision (plural X-ray visions)
  1. (literally) Vision into the X-ray portion of the light spectrum, enabling visibility through certain solid matter. Tags: literally Categories (topical): Vision Related terms: Superman Translations (enhanced vision): röntgennäkö (Finnish), vision à rayon X [feminine] (French), Röntgenblick [masculine] (German), 透視力 (tōshiryoku) (Japanese), visão de raios-X [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-X-ray_vision-en-noun-TxkeiQTK Disambiguation of Vision: 85 9 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 20 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 55 26 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 56 26 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 33 14 Disambiguation of 'enhanced vision': 84 12 4
  2. (fiction, by extension) The ability or superpower to see through most or all solid objects as if they were transparent. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Fiction, Fictional abilities
    Sense id: en-X-ray_vision-en-noun-CkkbZfsb Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 34 60 6 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  3. (video games) A hack allowing players to see enemies behind walls or other solid objects. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-X-ray_vision-en-noun-4~lRBbW6 Topics: video-games

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