Xray

See also: xray, x-ray, and X-ray

Translingual

Xray [1]
Xray [2]
Xray [3]

Alternative forms

• xray, XRAY
• X-ray, x-ray, X-RAY (ICAO)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛksrei̯]^[1]

Noun

Xray or X-ray

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter X.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter X.
3. (time zone) UTC−11:00

ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes

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

the letter "X" in a national spelling alphabet

Czech: Xaver English: Xray Estonian: Iks Finnish: äksä (fi) Italian: xeres Polish: x-ray (pl) Swedish: Xerxes (sv)

References

1. DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

Noun

Xray (plural Xrays)

1. Alternative spelling of X-ray
2. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter X.