proper noun · frequent

X

A placeholder for an unknown, suppressed or hypothetical nameA placeholder for an unknown, suppressed or hypothetical name.

/ɛks/

» Let's take an X-ray just in case.

Wir machen vorsichtshalber mal eine Röntgenaufnahme. — raggione

Давайте сделаем рентген на всякий случай. — odexed

Зробімо рентген на всяк випадок. — aandrusiak

Examples

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Let's take an X-ray just in case.
Зробімо рентген на всяк випадок. — aandrusiak
ruДавайте сделаем рентген на всякий случай. — odexed
deWir machen vorsichtshalber mal eine Röntgenaufnahme. — raggione
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We have detected an abnormality on your x-ray.
ruМы обнаружили аномалию на вашей рентгенограмме. — sharptoothed
deWir haben eine Auffälligkeit auf Ihrem Röntgenbild entdeckt. — Wolf
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X marks the spot.
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5 senses

A placeholder for an unknown, suppressed or hypothetical name.
The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.
Suppose that Mr and Mrs X have been married for many years.
A surname, used by those who have had their identity or heritage, including their proper ancestral names, erased or forgotten.
Malcolm X
An online social media network, formerly known as Twitter.

More meanings 2

(informal)Christ
(Unix)The X Window System, a windowing system for bitmap displays commonly used in Unix-like systems.

Introduced by René Descartes in the context of mathematical notation, but has since widene

Introduced by René Descartes in the context of mathematical notation, but has since widened to other contexts.

From Christ by abbreviation, orthographic borrowing from Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, letter chi), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”).

Named after its predecessor, the W Window System; X follows W in the Latin alphabet.

2 related words