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| Domain | Definition |
Mining | Letter name specifying the dimensions of core, core barrels, and casing in the B-size and X-series wireline diamond drilling system having a core diameter of 42 mm and a hole diameter of 60 mm. The BX designation for coring bits has been replaced by the BW designation. Syn:BW. (references) |
Slang | Noun. Source: This is an old term that has alway been used to represent the base exchange. Definition: Abreviation for: Base Exchange.This is basically a store that has everything except groceries. The BX is for the military workers that don't want to leave the base to get clothes. Context: This abreviation is used all the time. People are constantly at the BX for clothing, electronics, gifts and even some foods. This is a very commonly used word. Social Source: US Air Force Jargon. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BX |
| English words defined with "BX": To revert a series. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "BX": Linear Models ♦ probabilistically checkable proof ♦ tapered core bit, tapered reamer. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BX | English | British Xylonite Plastics | Industry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Domain | Title |
High Tech |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia, who escaped from Richmond Va. in a bx 3 feet long 2 1/2 ft. deep and 2 ft wide. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "BX" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 40.91% of the time. "BX" is used about 44 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 40.91% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Noun (singular) | 36.36% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (common) | 22.73% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 44 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bx | 88 | 6xp2 bx | 5 |
citroen bx | 63 | bx uk used warranty | 5 |
bx px | 24 | bx uk warranty | 5 |
bx 3 | 23 | 1500 bx kubota | 5 |
canon bx 3 | 19 | bx 20 | 5 |
bx 03 | 16 | bx citroen uk warranty | 4 |
canon bx 03 | 16 | i440 bx | 4 |
01 bx | 15 | 14 bx citroen | 4 |
cannon bx 01 | 15 | bx duratrax evader | 4 |
canon bx 01 | 15 | bios bx delta mp2 x | 4 |
cannon bx 03 | 15 | bx citroen uk used warranty | 4 |
pc100 bx pro | 13 | bx intel motherboard r3 tabor3 | 4 |
bx cable | 13 | kubota bx 22 | 4 |
bx motherboard pro | 10 | bx citreon uk used warranty | 4 |
bx pro | 10 | bx citreon uk warranty | 4 |
93 bx | 10 | citroen bx gti | 4 |
air bx force | 10 | bx mp2 x | 4 |
bx kubota | 6 | 440 bx motherboard | 4 |
bx military | 6 | bx warranty | 4 |
kubota bx tractor | 5 | 6vp2 bx | 4 |
440 bx | 5 | bx used warranty | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "BX"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Finnish | para-aminobentsoehappo (P.A.B.A., para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx), PABA (P.A.B.A., para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx). (various references) | ||||
French | acide para-aminobenzoïque (vitamin Bx). (various references) | ||||
Greek | βιταμίνη H' (P.A.B.A., para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx), βιταμίνη Bx (P.A.B.A., para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx), παρα-αμινοβενζοϊκό οξύ (P.A.B.A., para-aminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | bxay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "b-x" | |
+1 letter: box. | |
+2 letters: boxy, ibex. | |
+3 letters: beaux, bemix, borax, boxed, boxer, boxes, braxy, buxom, exurb, oxbow, unbox, xebec. | |
+4 letters: banjax, bemixt, biaxal, biflex, bijoux, bollix, bollox, bombax, bombyx, boxcar, boxers, boxful, boxier, boxing, exurbs, hatbox, hotbox, ibexes, icebox, outbox, oxbows, pegbox, skybox, subfix, teabox, xebecs. | |
+5 letters: abaxial, abaxile, bandbox, bateaux, bauxite, beeswax, bemixed, bemixes, betaxed, betwixt, biaxial, boombox, boraxes, boxcars, boxfish, boxfuls, boxhaul, boxiest, boxings, boxlike, boxwood, braxies, broadax, bruxism, bureaux, buxomer, buxomly, cashbox, coalbox, coxcomb, exhibit, exurban, exurbia, feedbox, firebox, fixable, gearbox, hellbox, jukebox, lockbox, mailbox, mixable, mixible, oxblood, pillbox, postbox, saltbox, sandbox, saxtuba, soapbox, subtaxa, subtext, taxable, taxably, taxicab, toolbox, tubifex, unboxed, unboxes, waxbill, woodbox, workbox. | |
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