Xray
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Translingual
[edit]Xray [1] |
Xray [2] |
Xray [3] |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Xray; NATO and the FAA have altered the initial punctuation of "x-ray" to "xray" to clarify that it is to be pronounced with a single stress, rather than as a compound word.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Xray or X-ray
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter X.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter X.
- (time zone) UTC−11:00
code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu | |
zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |
Translations
[edit]the letter "X" in a national spelling alphabet
References
[edit]- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Xray (plural Xrays)
- Alternative spelling of X-ray
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter X.