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X-RAY MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An apparatus that provides a source of X rays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("X-ray machine" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Meronyms (parts of "X-ray machine"):
X-ray tube (a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "X-ray machine"):
fluoroscope; roentgenoscope (an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation)
tomograph (X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements)
