X-ray

Summary

X-ray is an electromagnetic radiation^[1]. X-ray draws 5,683 Wikipedia views per month (electromagnetic_radiation category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• X-ray is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Röntgen^[3].
• X-ray's instance of is recorded as electromagnetic radiation^[4].
• Wilhelm Röntgen is named after X-ray^[5].
• X-ray followed gamma ray^[6].
• X-ray was followed by ultraviolet radiation^[7].
• X-ray is a type of radiation^[8].
• X-ray is a type of medical service^[9].
• X-ray is part of electromagnetic spectrum^[10].
• X-ray's Commons category is recorded as X-rays^[11].
• X-ray's topic's main category is recorded as Category:X-rays^[12].
• X-ray's Commons gallery is recorded as X-ray^[13].
• X-ray's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• X-ray's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• X-ray's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• X-ray's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• X-ray's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[18].
• X-ray's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/x-rays^[19].
• X-ray's different from is recorded as X-wave^[20].
• X-ray's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+50'}^[21].
• X-ray's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

X-ray's instance of is recorded as electromagnetic radiation^[4]. Recorded subclass of include radiation^[8] and medical service^[9].

Origins

Wilhelm Röntgen is named after X-ray^[5].

Use and Application

X-ray is part of electromagnetic spectrum^[10].

Influence

Things named for X-ray include X-ray^[23], a chess term^[24].

Why It Matters

X-ray draws 5,683 Wikipedia views per month (electromagnetic_radiation category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] X-ray has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] X-ray is known by 197 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for X-ray include X-ray^[23], a chess term^[24].