radiograph

«radiograph» in Mova's school dictionary: an X-ray picture of the inside of the body or an object — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a radiograph, radiographs); verb (radiograph — rare)

meaning for a pupil

A radiograph is an X-ray picture of the inside of the body or an object. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science it is the formal or medical word for an X-ray photo of bones and teeth. A radiographer takes radiographs. Everyday speech says «X-ray». Phrases: «chest radiograph», «dental radiograph».

examples

• The radiograph showed a broken bone. tree →
• The dentist took a radiograph of my teeth. tree →
• A radiographer takes radiographs in the hospital. tree →
• (everyday) I had an X-ray of my arm. tree →
• The radiograph showed a coin in the dog's stomach. tree →
• The doctor studied the radiograph. tree →
• Radiographs show bones as white shapes. tree →
• Museums use radiographs to look inside old paintings. tree →

note

Formal or medical word; usually «X-ray» in everyday talk. Related: radiography, radiographer, radiologist (doctor who reads the images).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «radiograph» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.