"x-ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: x-rays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} x-ray (plural x-rays)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of X-ray Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: X-ray
    Sense id: en-x-ray-en-noun-42rUgqqz

Verb

Forms: x-rays [present, singular, third-person], x-raying [participle, present], x-rayed [participle, past], x-rayed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} x-ray (third-person singular simple present x-rays, present participle x-raying, simple past and past participle x-rayed)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of X-ray Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: X-ray
    Sense id: en-x-ray-en-verb-42rUgqqz

Inflected forms

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