X, x
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
noun, plural X's or Xs, x's or xs.
the 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound or combination of sounds represented by the letter X or x, as in xylene, box, or exact.
something having the shape of an X.
a written or printed representation of the letter X or x.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter X or x.
Definition for x (2 of 7)
x
1
[ eks ]
/ ɛks /
verb (used with object), x-ed or x'd [ekst] /ɛkst/, x-ing or x'ing [ek-sing] /ˈɛk sɪŋ/.
to cross out or mark with or as if with an x (often followed by out): to x out an error.
to indicate choice, as on a ballot or examination (often followed by in): to x in the candidate of your choice.
Origin of x
1
First recorded in 1840–50
Definition for x (3 of 7)
Definition for x (4 of 7)
x
3
Symbol.
Definition for x (5 of 7)
Definition for x (6 of 7)
X
Symbol.
Definition for x (7 of 7)
chi
1
[ kahy ]
/ kaɪ /
noun, plural chis.
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of chi
1
From Greek
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British Dictionary definitions for x (1 of 5)
x
X
/ (ɛks) /
noun plural x's, X's or Xs
the 24th letter and 19th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound sequence represented by this letter, in English pronounced as ks or gz or, in initial position, z, as in xylophone
British Dictionary definitions for x (2 of 5)
x
symbol for
commerce banking finance
ex
maths
the x- axis or a coordinate measured along the x- axis in a Cartesian coordinate system
an algebraic variable
British Dictionary definitions for x (3 of 5)
X
symbol for
Word Origin for X
(sense 6) from the form of the Greek letter khi (Χ), first letter of
Khristos Christ
British Dictionary definitions for x (4 of 5)
chi
1
/ (kaɪ) /
noun
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), a consonant, transliterated as ch or rarely kh
British Dictionary definitions for x (5 of 5)
chi
2
ch'i or qi
/ (tʃiː) /
noun
(sometimes capital)
(in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents
Word Origin for chi
Chinese, literally: energy