Meanings
nounX-ray tube (plural X-ray tubes)
plural X-ray tubes
- A device that produces X-rays by directing energetic electrons into a metal target.
The dentist aimed the X-ray tube at my mouth to find the cavity.
Translations
Danish røntgenrør
- røntgenrørX-ray tube
German Röntgenröhre
- RöntgenröhreX-ray tube
Norwegian Bokmål røntgenrør
- røntgenrørX-ray tube
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