raio X
Portuguese, noun
raio X is spelled R-A-I-O-X (5 letters). Raio X is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, raio-X is a different word: “X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)”.
What does raio X mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineX-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)
noun
- 1
masculineX-ray (photograph made with X-rays)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. radiação eletromagnética de comprimento de onda menor que 10⁻⁸ metros, aproximadamente, usado para se produzir imagens que mostram estrutura interior de objetos
phrase: 1. espectro de ondas de comprimento curto usado para se produzir imagens que mostram estrutura interior de objetos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of raio X
- raios X plural
- raios-X plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to raio X
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.