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ix

ix

2 8.8
A Roman way to write the number nine
  • numeral
translation icon : nueve

Examples

  • In Book IX, Adam decides to eat the apple along with Eve.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Roman numeral ix represents the number nine in ancient texts.

  • In Roman numerals, the number nine is written as ix.

  • The scoreboard displayed the total as ix, indicating nine points were scored.

Synonyms

nine
vsix
∞ 1.0

The number after eight and before ten

is the symbol form representing that number
IX
vsix
18 2.6

A Roman number for nine

is the lowercase form of the same Roman numeral

Compounds

factor IX
  • Specialized
5.5

A blood protein that helps stop bleeding and whose lack causes hemophilia B, a disease with heavy bleeding

Surface Forms

ix roman numeral

Etymology

Ix is the Roman numeral for the number nine. It is made from I ('one') placed before X ('ten') to show 'ten minus one', so IX stands for 'nine'.