x
See also: Appendix:Variations of "x"
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter X): Ẍẍ Ẋẋ ᶍ Xx
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA (file)
Symbol[edit]
x
- (IPA) voiceless velar fricative.
- (mathematics) An unknown variable.
- (mathematics) The first coordinate in Cartesian coordinates, representing horizontal position.
- Used as a placeholder for a digit or value that may vary.
- 2008, Leonard Richardson; Sam Ruby, RESTful Web Services, page 387:
- The 5xx [i.e. three digits starting "5"] series of status codes is for representing problems on the server side.
- 2009, Ravi Rikhye, Concise World Armies 2009:
- BRIGADE NUMBERING - TRADITIONAL • Armor Brigade [5xx series] • Armored Infantry Brigade [3xx series] • Motorized Infantry Brigade [2xx series] • Infantry Brigade [1xx series] • Special Forces [8xx series]
- 2010, Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen; Martin Harris, Advanced PLO Play, page 53:
- Although my opponent will have 4xxx [i.e. a 4 and three other cards] frequently, I have to stack off occasionally to avoid being exploited in this spot.
- A kiss at the end of a letter, or similar missive.
- 2012, Amanda Jennings, Sworn Secret:
- i love you :)! xxx. She pressed send and stared at him. She giggled when he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
- 2012, Maya Rodale, Geheimes Spiel der Liebededication:
- XOXO, dein Schreibmädchen, deine Frau
- 2013, La voz de Carly[3]:
- Nos vemos en unos días. Te quiero. Xoxo.
- 1999, Mon évolution par l'Amour[4], page 134:
- Je t'aime ! Kristel xxxx...
- (computing) A unit of transfer rate of CD drives, equal to 150 KiB per second.
- (computing) A unit of transfer rate of DVD drives, equal 1.32 MiB per second.
- Alternative spelling of ×
- Dimensions: 1280x720
Etymology 3[edit]
Symbol[edit]
x
- Ⅹ, the Roman numeral ten (10)
Alternative forms[edit]
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
See also[edit]
Other representations of X:
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (US) (file)
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X, plural x's)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.
Adjective[edit]
x
- Alternative letter-case form of X (“intersex or non-binary, in passports and identification documents”)
Conjunction[edit]
x
- (fandom slang) Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:x.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
- -x
Afar[edit]
Letter[edit]
x
- The eighth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
Azerbaijani[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x lower case (upper case X)
- The twelfth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
- Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.
- With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The multiplication sign × (which is visually similar to the letter x) is pronounced per in Italian.
Noun[edit]
x m, f (invariable)
- x; the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet
Preposition[edit]
x
- (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of per (“for”).
Usage notes[edit]
This convention is not only used for the preposition but also used within words such as, xké (“perché”), xò (“però”).
Latin[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- More information at X.
Malay[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Norwegian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x
- The 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.
Usage notes[edit]
- Only appears in loanwords from e.g. Latin.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (BR) (file)
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lowercase x, capital X)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the double-consonant sounds /ɡz/, /ks/. Preceded by v and followed by z.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The 25th letter of the Spanish alphabet.
Abbreviation[edit]
x
- (text messaging, Internet) Abbreviation of "por"
Zulu[edit]
Letter[edit]
x (lower case, upper case X)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
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