x
- adjective
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X
- The Olympics held in Los Angeles were officially known as the X Olympiad.
Examples
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In ancient Rome, X represented the number ten in their numeral system.
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The x in the list indicates the tenth item out of twenty.
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She received the X prize for her outstanding achievement in science.
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The xth anniversary of the event was celebrated with great enthusiasm.
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There are x items on the list.
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The answer is x.
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As they counted down the years, they celebrated every xth decade as a milestone.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The number after nine and before eleven
Compounds
- Specialized
12
3.3
A machine that uses X rays to take pictures of the inside of the body or of bags
5
3.6
People born between the early 1960s and the late 1970s who come after the baby boomers
- US
4
3.9
People born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, often in the United States and Canada
- Specialized
2
3.9
A cell part that carries genes, present once in males and twice in females and affecting traits related to sex
- Specialized
1
3.0
Special film that records pictures made by X-rays to show bones or the inside of objects
- Specialized
1
7.1
A way X-rays scatter from the atoms in a crystal to show its structure
- Specialized
A way a strong gene on the X chromosome causes a trait in children who inherit it
- Specialized
A gene on the X chromosome that causes traits or disorders passed on by that chromosome
- Specialized
A pattern where a gene on the X chromosome causes males to have a trait and females to be carriers
- Specialized
Serious immune disease in boys caused by a gene change on the X chromosome that prevents T cells from developing
- Specialized
A serious inherited disease in baby boys that stops their immune system working
- Specialized
A tail design for an aircraft with four moving parts in an X shape that help control its direction
Surface Forms
Etymology
X was used by the Romans to mean 'ten' in their number system, where I is 'one' and V is 'five'. So, X still shows the number ten today, as in anniversaries or the name of an Olympiad.