Meaning

1 senses
  1. An unknown quantity or unknown value.

    Let X represent the forecast traffic flow in 20 years’ time.

    x

    X, иксiks

Examples

142 sentences
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. X marks the spot.

  4. The movie is X-rated.

    Цей фільм - для дорослих. — ChickenKiev

  5. I'd like you to have a chest X-ray.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
unknown quantity or unknown value:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
unknown quantity or unknown value:

Origin

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.

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Collocations

3 patterns
  • x ray
  • an x ray
  • an an x

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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