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X-ray (n.)
1896, translation of German
X-strahl
, from
X
, algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity, +
Strahl
(plural
Strahlen
) "beam, ray." Coined 1895 by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), who discovered them.
