noun [C] 1 [usu.pl] a kind of light that makes it possible to see inside solid objects, for example the human body, so that they can be examined and a photograph of them can be made X光;X射线
2 a photograph that is made with an X-ray machine X光照片;X射线照片:
The X-ray showed that the bone was not broken. X光照片显示骨头没有折断。 ☞Look at ray. 参看ray。 ☞picture at wavelength 见wavelength插图
X-ray verbShe had her chest X-rayed. 她做了胸部X光检查。