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X

Definition: X

X

Adjective

1. Being one more than nine.

Noun

1. The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system.

2. The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet.

3. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws; in 1985 it was declared illegal.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "x" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: X

DomainDefinition

Computing

X /X/ n. 1. Used in various speech and writing contexts (also in lowercase) in roughly its algebraic sense of `unknown within a set defined by context' (compare N). Thus, the abbreviation 680x0 stands for 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030, or 68040, and 80x86 stands for 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486, 80586 or 80686 (note that a Unix hacker might write these as 680[0-6]0 and 80[1-6]86 or 680?0 and 80?86 respectively; see glob). 2. [after the name of an earlier window system called `W'] An over-sized, over-featured, over-engineered and incredibly over-complicated window system developed at MIT and widely used on Unix systems. Source: Jargon File.

Literature

X on beer-casks indicates beer which paid ten shillings duty, and hence it came to mean beer of a given quality. Two or three crosses are mere trade-marks, intended to convey the notion of twice or thrice as strong as that which pays ten shillings duty. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Any tributes to the individuals lost in this tragedy are welcome and encouraged at our memorial site. Some articles originally posted to wikipedia have been moved there - if you are looking for such an article, please check there.

See also Missing Persons, Foreign casualties, and Survivors.

Casualties

Planes - World Trade Center - Pentagon
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

As of October 29, 2003, 2,995 people were presumed dead as a result of all four September 11 attacks. This includes the casualties at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, on the airplanes and the hijackers.

Planes

265 people killed on four planes; 232 passengers, 25 flight attendants, 8 pilots. (Note that this total includes the 19 hijackers, who reportedly boarded the planes as passengers.)

See also: Memorial wiki tributes to the occupants of each plane

World Trade Center

By October 29, 2003, 2605 people were listed as confirmed dead and 1058 bodies had been identified. (Note: this total does not include the 127 passengers and 20 crew on the two aircraft or the 10 hijackers).

The listing and memorial.

See also:

Missing Persons

The number of missing people grew to estimates as high as over 6000 in the months following the attack, but steadily declined as stories were checked and duplicate entries removed. (See Timeline of WTC missing).

As of August 2002, there were approximately 90 people who were officially missing; that is, their remains had not been identified and no family members had requested a death certificate.

Detailed listing.

Survivors

The great majority of the over 40,000 people working at the World Trade Center at the time of the attack evacuated safely, including 18 who escaped from above the impact zone in the second tower hit. By 9/20/2001 6291 people, including rescue and recovery workers, had been treated for injuries.

Detailed listing.

Pentagon

The Pentagon reports 125 staffers killed or missing, with 121 remains recovered and identified, as of Sept. 11, 2002. At least one person died later as a result of wounds incurred.

The listing and memorial.

Missing Persons

The Pentagon reports 4 staffers missing. One passenger on the airliner which hit the Pentagon was also never identified.

Detailed listing.

Survivors

88 treated at hospital.

Detailed entry.

Victim legends

Due to the very large number of World Trade Center casualties and missing persons, victim legends were a common form of September 11, Terrorist Attack urban legends. These were tales of victims who did not exist, spread by word-of-mouth and the Internet. Official sites, such as http://www.september11victims.com, contain accurate entries and are trusted content. Because Wikipedia, and many other websites allowed freely adding victims, there were no doubt many obvious fake entries. Fake victims added to these lists were often simply missing at the time of the attacks, or actually survivors of the attacks.

See also

September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack - Donations - Assistance - Memorials and Services

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks."

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List of airports: X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of airports: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

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List of books by title: X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of books in alphabetical order by title:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of books by title: X."

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List of cities in Germany starting with XYZ

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of cities in Germany: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

TownPopulationDistrictBundesland
Zschopau12,400Mittlerer ErzgebirgskreisSaxony
Zweibrücken35,900--Rhineland-Palatinate
Zwickau101,100--Saxony

A "--" in the district column means, that the town is a district-free town, i.e. it is by itself a district.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of cities in Germany starting with XYZ."

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List of colleges and universities starting with X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
  1. Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro)
  2. Xi'an Jiao Tong University
  3. Xiamen University
  4. Xian Medical University
  5. Xiangtan University

See also : Colleges and universities

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of colleges and universities starting with X."

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List of people by name: X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

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List of rare diseases starting with X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This list of rare diseases was originally taken from the NIH public domain resource at http://ord.aspensys.com/asp/diseases/diseases.asp .

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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List of songs by name: X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of songs by name: 0 - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  1. "X" - Toxicity (2001) by System of a Down
  2. "X-Girlfriend" - Sixteen Stone (1996) by Bush
  3. "X Offender" - Blondie (1976) by Blondie
  4. "X-Ray Style" - Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999) by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
  5. "Xanadu" - A Farewell to Kings (1977) by Rush

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of songs by name: X."

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Northern Mindanao

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Designated as Region X of the Philippines, Northern Mindanao (Hilagang Mindanao) is composed of five provinces and eight cities, namely: Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City and Cagayan de Oro City), Misamis Occidental (Oroquieta City, Tangub City and Ozamis City), Camiguin, Lanao del Norte (Iligan City), and Bukidnon (Malaybalay City and Valencia City). The regional capital is Cagayan de Oro City, where government regional offices and other big establishments are also located. Lanao del Norte was transferred from Region XII, due to Executive Order No. 36.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Northern Mindanao."

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Poker jargon starting with X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Poker jargon:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

No jargon listed at this time

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Poker jargon starting with X."

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Super Bowl X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Super Bowl X was played on January 18, 1976 in Miami, Florida. The Pittsburgh Steelers won, beating the Dallas Cowboys 21 to 17.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Super Bowl X."

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X

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

X is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. It is in the form of St Andrew's Cross. In the NATO phonetic alphabet it is X-Ray.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

/ks/ was in Ancient Greece written as Chi 'Χ' (Western Greek) or Xi 'Ξ' (Eastern Greek). In the end, Chi was standardized as /k_h/ (/x/ in Modern Greek) as well as Xi for /ks/. But the Etruscans took over X from older Western Greek, therefore, it stood for /ks/ in Etruscan and /ks/ and /gs/ [gz] in Latin. Only in Azeri, Uzbek and Tatar is X pronounced [kh]. Some scholars claim that Latin X is not identical with Greek X.

It is also controversial whether Psi, Chi (Khi) and Xi are Greek inventions or whether they are ultimately of Semitic origin.

X-ray represents the letter X in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

In context, X is also used as or in:

Two-letter combinations starting with X:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "X."

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X (band)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

X is the name of a noted punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. Their first release, the appropriately titled Los Angeles (1980) (produced by The Doors' keyboard player, Ray Manzarek), was a minor hit, and well received by the underground press.

Their albums had a hard-driving rock and roll sound. After the first two albums on independent Slash Records, X signed to Elektra in 1982 to release Under The Big Black Sun. 1983 saw the release of the More Fun In The New World album and the feature-length documentary about the band, The Unheard Music.

Though X recorded some albums without original guitarist Zoom, the band regrouped in the early 1990s to record and are still playing shows as of 2002. Bassist/singer John Doe moved more toward country music in his solo work, starred in the independent film Roadside Prophets with Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "X (band)."

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X Window System

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The X Window System, a window system for computers with bitmap graphical displays, originated at MIT in the 1980s. X.Org now supervises the system, currently issuing version 11 release 6 (X11R6.6).

Nomenclature

Aficionados commonly refer to the X Window System as "X11" or simply as "X", but frown on the widespread but incorrect label "X Windows", analogous to "Microsoft Windows". A T-shirt seen at an X11 conference bore the sentiment: "It's a windowing system named 'X', not a system named 'X Windows'".

X derives its name as a successor to an earlier (pre-1983) window system called W (in the modern Roman alphabet the letter X directly follows W).

History

The X Window System concept first emerged in 1984, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as a joint project between their Laboratory for Computer Science and Digital Equipment Corporation. The initial impetus for the X Window System came from MIT's Project Athena, which sought to provide easy access to computing resources for all students. Because MIT could not buy all the workstations needed, and as no single vendor appeared willing to donate them, the Institute needed a platform-independent graphics system to link together its heterogeneous systems. The first version of the X Window System to achieve wide deployment was Version 10 (X10). Version 11 (X11) superseded it shortly thereafter, in 1987.

In 1988, a non-profit group called the (MIT) X Consortium formed to direct future development of X standards in an atmosphere inclusive of many commercial and educational interests. The X Consortium produced several significant revisions to X11, concluding with Release 6 in 1994 (X11R6).

The X Consortium dissolved at the end of 1996, producing a final, small revision to X11R6 called X11R6.3. Ownership of X then passed to The Open Group, an outgrowth of the Open Software Foundation (OSF), who produced the popular Motif widget toolkit for X. In early 1998, the Open Group released a further revision to X11R6, called X11R6.4 -- a departure from the traditional licensing terms, however, inhibited many vendors, including the XFree86 Project, Inc., from adopting this version of the X Window System. In late 1998, the Open Group relicensed X11R6.4 under terms identical with the traditional license.

In May 1999, stewardship of the X Window System passed from the Open Group to X.Org, a non-profit organization focused exclusively on maintenance and further development of the X Window System. X.Org supervised the release of X11R6.5.1.

Architecture

X provides functionality for drawing and moving windows on a screen and also for providing a mouse cursor. It provides none of the user interface features (such as buttons, menus, window title bars, and so on) that people might expect. Other pieces of software, such as window managers, GUI (graphical user interface) toolkits, and the like, provide these features.

X is based on a client-server model. A display server program runs on a computer with a graphical display and communicates with various client programs, accepting requests for graphical output (windows) and sending back user input (keyboard, mouse). The communication protocol between server and client runs network-transparently: the client programs can run on the same machine as the server or equally well on other machines, possibly with different architectures and operating systems.

The client-server terminology often confuses new X users, because the terms appear differently from their usage in other common contexts. In a typical X scenario, a user sits at an X terminal or workstation where he interacts with the keyboard and display, while the executing program may run on a more powerful computer located somewhere else. Common terminology would refer to the workstation or terminal as a "client" and the other machine in the computer room as a "server". However, in X terminology it's reversed. The X perspective takes the view of the program, not the end-user or the hardware. The remote programs connect to the X server display running on the local machine, and thus become X clients. Conversely, because the local X display accepts incoming traffic, it acts as a server.

Several different toolkits, window managers and desktop environments have developed to provide consistency and improved services for X applications. Early GUI toolkits for X included:

OLIT and XView function as the base toolkits for AT&T and Sun Microsystems' OPEN LOOK GUI. Motif provides the base toolkit for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE).

Subsequently GTK+ (the GIMP Toolkit) and Qt became the toolkits of choice for X hackers. Qt-based KDE (the K Desktop Environment, released from 1998 onwards) and GTK-based GNOME (the GNU Network Object Model Environment) have become the latest additions to the X desktop, providing much better application functionality and services than plain window managers or older desktop environments offered.

Color modes of the X Window System

The colors used in X Window Systems sometimes confuse users, as old or special-purpose applications may require a certain color mode. Nowadays most applications use a color mode called "TrueColor", but historically X a supported several different modes:

X Terminals

X commonly refers to a very rudimentary X server running on a piece of special-purpose or dedicated hardware as an X terminal or as a "thin X client". This architecture has become popular for building inexpensive client parks for many users who may simultaneously use the same mainframe for heavy-duty tasks. This use very much aligns with the original intention of the MIT project.

X terminals explore the available hosts using an ad hoc network protocol called XDMCP to connect to a specific server which presents a list of available hosts. This server in turn may gather a list of available hosts using broadcast on the local network.

X Display Managers

The X Display Manager keeps the X server process alive on the X server machine, connecting it to a physical screen and serving a login prompt on this screen. XDM serves as the default display manager for X, but sister projects have developed their own display managers:

Distribution model

X.Org distributes the X Window System at no charge, with source code included and no restrictions on modification or redistribution. Due to the liberal licensing, a number of implementations (both free and proprietary) have appeared, based on the code from MIT. Originally developed for the UNIX graphical workstations of the 1980s as part of MIT's Project Athena, these enhanced versions mainly added compatibility with specific operating systems and hardware. X became a part of the "standard" UNIX offerings. Although other windowing systems for UNIX exist, X occurs most commonly by far.

Brands and Interoperability

While UNIX tends to standardize on X, X servers also exist for platforms with their own graphical environments, like Windows, MacOS, and OS/2.

The X variant most widely used on free UNIX-style systems, XFree86, originally ran only on Intel x86-type PCs (hence the name), but now incorporates support for many more platforms. A proprietary variant named Accelerated-X is a development on top of the same X386 server included in the X Window System distribution.

X11 display servers most commonly found on Windows include:

Apple Computer's Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) release includes Apple's version of X11.

See also

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "X Window System."

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X/1999

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the Apocolypse in a very literal adaptation of the book of Revelations. Set in modern day Japan, Kamui (perhaps intentionally chosen to mean "the power of God") is faced with the heavy task of fulfilling his dying Mother's last wish, to save the world. However, as simple as we all know this must be for one with the power of God, Kamui is actually not forced to be on the "good side" of the "Dragons of Heaven" (the human race), he is even given the option of joining the so called "bad side" of the "Dragons of Earth" (the world). Either way, good of bad, Kamui's child hood friend, Fuma, will take his place and become the "Kamui to counter Kamui" on which ever side he turns down. His romantic interest, Kotari, also gets dragged into the mix, giving birth to a huge pentagram emblazoned Sword.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "X/1999."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: X

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

X

DanishUdelukketN/A

X

EnglishExperimentalChemistry, Chemical Industry

X

GermanNicht berücksichtigtN/A

X

ItalianEsclusoN/A

X

LatinChristoLanguage, Religion & Philosophy

X

SpanishEXcluidoN/A

X

SwedishUteslutenN/A
ACC XEnglishX axis accelerometerMilitary & Defense, Transportation

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: X

Synonyms: decade (n), ecstasy (n), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (n), ten (n), tenner (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: X

English words defined with "x": acid halide, acyl halide, analysis situs, angiocardiogram, argument, arteriogram, arthrogram ♦ bone age ♦ cat, centromere, commutative, computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, concerned, constant of proportionality, contextual definition, CT ♦ Diophantine analysis ♦ encephalogram, Exponential quantity ♦ factor of proportionality ♦ H, haloform, hence, hysterosalpingogram ♦ In this connection, independent variable ♦ Julian period ♦ Klinefelter syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome ♦ mammography ♦ One-valued function ♦ phlebogram, Planck's constant, pneumoencephalogram, pyelogram ♦ radiology, radiopaque dye, radioscopy, regression, regression of y on x, regression toward the mean, roentgenogram ♦ sex-linked, sex-linked disorder, simple regression, Step-, symptom ♦ thence, therefore, thus, topology, Trinomial, Turner's syndrome ♦ ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, uppercase, UV ♦ variable, venogram, Vinculum ♦ X chromosome, X ray, X-linked, X-linked dominant inheritance, X-linked gene, X-linked recessive inheritance, X-radiation, X-ray diffraction, X-ray machine, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X-ray therapy, X-ray tube, X-raying, xxx, XXY-syndrome ♦ Y chromosome. (references)
Specialty definitions using "x": ALGOL X ♦ bring X to its knees ♦ cursor dipped in X ♦ Double X ♦ Geographic Update System for X Window ♦ Hacking X for Y, has the X nature ♦ I see no X here., If you want X, you know where to find it., index of X ♦ LOUIS X ♦ monosomy X ♦ not entirely unlike X ♦ some random X ♦ the X that can be Y is not the true X ♦ Universal Communications X ♦ X client, X Consortium, X Image Extension, X pinch, X protocol, X ray spectrometer, X seal, X server, X terminal, X Window, X Window System. (references)
Non-English Usage: "X" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (babysits), Latin (Christ).

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Modern Usage: X

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Ah, x amount (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

If your initial investment is a half a million dollars and your apartments are up in March, you should have x amount of dollars rolling in by the end of this year (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

If x equals seven, than y equals (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond)

Lyrics

x bunch of times ("Smells Like Teen Spirit"; performing artist: Nirvana)

X is got y'all bouncin again (Party Up; performing artist: DMX)

If you believe in the X you'll be relievin your stress (The Next Episode; performing artist: Dr. Dre)

How many triple X dreams i've had starring you (We Fit Together; performing artist: O-Town)

And you want a triple X throw down, (Baby Got Back; performing artist: SIR MIX-A-LOT)

Clever

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Tautólogos plus X (1974)

8 1/2 X 11 (1974)

3 x 3 Makes Sex (1974)

Malcolm X (1972)

Izgradnja termoelektrane 'Obrenovac' - I faza 2 x 210 MgW (1971)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: X

DomainTitle

References

  • S X L Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2002 Official Parent's Sourcebook on Fragile X Syndrome (reference)

  • The World Market for Sheet-Fed, Office-Type Offset Printing Machinery with Sheet Size Not Exceeding 22 X 36 cm: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Determination of Absorbed Dose in a Patient Irradiated by Beams of X or Gamma Rays in Radiotherapy Procedures (ICRU report number 24) (reference)

  • X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics: Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School X, Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (Eadn) in ams (reference)

  • Geste d'amour : l'accouchement sous X (reference)

  • 5 X 7: Seven Ceramic Artists Each Acknowledge Five Sources of Inspiration (reference)

  • Early Adopter Mac OS X Java (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  • Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (reference)

  • 260-labels 30341 1-1/8 X 3-1/2 (2 Rolls) Blue Address for Dymo Lw (reference)

  • Fetco International Warren Kimble Alphabet Album 6 X 4 Multi-colored (reference)

  • Apollo Full Page Magnifier, 8 1/2in. x 11in. (reference)

  • Fetco International Glow in the Dark Frame 2 X 2 (Apple Green) (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: X

Photos:
X

More pictures...

Illustrations:
X

More pictures...

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Photo Album: X

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Brucella spp. are poorly staining, small gram-negative coccobacilli (0.5-0.7 x 0.6-1.5 µm), and are seen mostly as single cells and appearing like “fine sand”. Credit: CDC.

Y. pestis, is a small (0.5 x 1.0 µM) gram-negative bacillus. Bipolar staining occurs when using Wayson, Wright, Giemsa, or methylene blue stain, and may occasionally be seen in Gram-stained preparations. Credit: CDC.

"X" (movie) by Rainer Wonisch.

"x + y + z + xyz = 0" by Marijke van Gans. The Lorentz/Einstein composition of two velocities creates this graph that hogs six edges of a cube. From inside DPGraph, click on Edit for more information.

Control Room - 10ft x 10ft Wind Tunnel. Credit: NASA.

Construction of the 30 x 60 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames. Credit: NASA.

The saying "X" marks the spot holds true in this Hubble telescope image. In this case, X ... Credit: NASA.

The restoration site - post restoration. Here the site is seen on an outgoing tide. The restoration increased the tidal range of the upstream side of the creek so that it was roughly equivalent to the downstream side. The culvert measured approximately 5' x 8' and was designed to provide appropriate hydrologic conditions to increase productive fish habitat. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Inside HYDROLAB, only 8 x 16 ft., the head (toilet) was outside. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

TIROS X orbit 0104 image of Nile River, Delta, and upper Red Sea. In: "The Best of TIROS," NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, 1965. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: X
 

"Sagrada Familia X" by Alejandro González G.
Commentary: "Another shot of the Sagrada Familia by A. Gaudi, at Barcelona, Spain."		"Deaf Alphabet - X" by Luis Alves
Commentary: "Deaf Alphabet - One Hand --------------------------- Notice: You can use this image, but please send me an e-mail if you use it, I really like to know when and where it's used, thanks :-)."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: X

AuthorQuotation

Alfonso X

Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements.
If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: X

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The property, rights and interests of Germans in Liberia shall be dealt with in accordance with Part X (Economic Clauses) of the present Treaty. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: X

TitleAuthorQuote

Tangled Tale

Carroll, Lewis

ANSWERS TO KNOT X SS 1. THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

10390. | X | | | * | | | X | * * (r)Stofflet

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: X

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Women usually inherit two X chromosomes-one from each parent. (references)

This genetic syndrome is caused by a defect on the X chromosome. (references)

Some children with Fragile X learn sign language, a visual system. (references)

Business

Beach towels and larger towels (for sauna use, etc.) with the size of 127 x 183 cm are becoming popular along with jacquard velours or milling jacquards. (references)

Information sheets on standard American 8.5” x 11” paper are too wide to fit in a British envelope or in information kits designed to handle the narrower and longer European A4, 8.25” x 11.69” paper. (references)

Components and spare parts for this machinery and equipment enjoy the same exemption as well. The exemptions further applies to projects under construction and to machinery and equipment imported temporarily for the construction, erection, installation and completion of the project including specific equipment for transmission system projects and grid stations and specialized (4 x 4, non – luxury) vehicles. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

In June 2001, the prices quoted for a full color 84 mm x 110 mm ad ranged from about US$315 to about US$925 in five daily newspapers. (references)

Japan

Note: The above statistics are unofficial estimates based on number of units x average unit price as provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. (references)

Bulgaria

The current single 2,800-meter runway will be extended 540 meters to the east to a total length of 3,340 meters and completely resurfaced with specifications of 45 x 3600 cm and PCN 90, together with additional taxiways covering 20,000 square meters. (references)

Trade

Argentina

The plots in the FTZ measure 15m x 50m, which is equivalent to 750 m2 of surface. (references)

Turkey

In the United States, carnets are sold by the U.S. Council for International Business and Roanoke Trade Services at the following locations: New York, NY, (212) 708-5078; Long Beach, CA, (800) 421-9324 or (562) 628-9306; Schaumburg, IL, (800) 762-6653 or (847) 969-8211; San Francisco, CA (800) 255-4994 or (415) 732-5480; Miami, FL (also serves Houston) (800) 468-5467 or (305) 593-5583; Hunt Valley, MD (800) 422-9944 or (410) 771-6100 x 12; Boston, MA (800) 233-3620 or (617) 368-9907; and Houston, TX (pick up site only) (800) 456-0422 or (713) 582-6464 x 102. (references)

Travel

Barbados

Runway: L 6,200 feet x W 150 feet. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, "the wrath of God," "the day of wrath," etc. Amongst the ancients the wrath of kings was deemed sacred, for it could usually command the agency of some god for its fit manifestation, as could also that of a priest. The Greeks before Troy were so harried by Apollo that they jumped out of the frying-pan of the wrath of Cryses into the fire of the wrath of Achilles, though Agamemnon, the sole offender, was neither fried nor roasted. A similar noted immunity was that of David when he incurred the wrath of Yahveh by numbering his people, seventy thousand of whom paid the penalty with their lives. God is now Love, and a director of the census performs his work without apprehension of disaster. X X in our alphabet being a needless letter has an added invincibility to the attacks of the spelling reformers, and like them, will doubtless last as long as the language. X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name -- Xristos. If it represented a cross it would stand for St. Andrew, who "testified" upon one of that shape. In the algebra of psychology x stands for Woman's mind. Words beginning with X are Grecian and will not be defined in this standard English dictionary. Y

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: X

"X" is generally used as an alphabetical symbol -- approximately 70.92% of the time. "X" is used about 6,734 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Alphabetical Symbol70.92%4,7762,050
Preposition (except "of")20.31%1,3685,832
Noun (proper)7.83%52711,606
Cardinal Number0.88%5944,010
Unclassified Items0.06%4175,879
                    Total100.00%6,734N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: X

CountryName
Japan

S X L Corporation

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: X

Expressions using "x": 2 X 5 factorial design ♦ algol X ♦ Bacteriophage phi X 174 ♦ bring X to its knees ♦ coefficient of X ♦ cursor dipped in X ♦ Factor X ♦ Factor X Deficiency ♦ Fragile X Syndrome ♦ gene X ♦ generation x ♦ go through x ♦ hacking X for Y ♦ has the X nature ♦ Histalet X ♦ i see no X here. ♦ index of X ♦ Le x molecule ♦ Leo X ♦ Louis X ♦ malcolm x ♦ meet mr. x ♦ monosomy X ♦ Napron X ♦ not entirely unlike X ♦ pass through x ♦ Pius X ♦ position over x degrees/to ♦ regression of y on x ♦ some random X ♦ stern X ♦ Syndrome X ♦ the X that can be Y is not the true X ♦ universal Communications X ♦ X axis ♦ X bar ♦ X Carolinianum ♦ X chromosome ♦ X client ♦ X Consortium ♦ X hastilis ♦ X hispidus ♦ X Image Extension ♦ X protocol ♦ X ray ♦ x ray examination ♦ X ray spectrometer ♦ X rays ♦ X Sabinii ♦ X SAR ♦ X seal ♦ X server ♦ X terminal ♦ X unicinctus ♦ X Window ♦ X Window System ♦ X windows. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "x": X-1, X-11, X-11, X-11-ARIMA, X-12, X-12, x-a, x-across, x-alt, X-amp, x-applications, x-autosomal, x-axis, x-bar, x-based, x-bit, x-box, x-bracing, x-cell, X-cellerator, x-cells, x-certificate, x-certificated, x-chromosomal, x-chromosome, X-clan, x-club, x-compatible, x-component, x-components, x-coordinate, X-craft, x-cut, X-d-e, X-designer, x-direction, x-doer, x-dozen, x-ed, x-effect, x-efficiency, x-experience, x-factor, x-films, x-flash, x-fold, x-form, X-gal, X-harbour, x-height, x-i, x-inefficiency, x-inefficient, x-ing, x-input, x-irradiation, x-like, x-line, X-lines, x-linked, X-linked dominant inheritance, X-linked gene, X-linked recessive inheritance, X-mal, x-mas, x-mitter, x-modem, X-motif, X-nanterre, x-networking, x-neuron, x-neurons, X-nitrate, x-normal, x-o'clock, X-omat, x-only, x-open, X-OR circuit, X-ore, X-parallax, x-pattern, x-pensive, X-phosphate, x-place, X-plor, x-port, x-position, x-positioning, x-press, x-radiation, x-radiographic, x-radiography, x-rated, x-rated film, x-rating, X-Ray, x-ray, X-ray astronomy, x-ray diagnostics, X-ray diffraction, x-ray eyes, X-ray film, X-Ray Intensifying Screens, X-ray machine, X-ray photo, X-ray photograph, X-ray photography, X-ray picture, x-ray plate, x-ray shadow, X-ray therapy, x-ray treatment, X-ray tube, x-rayed, X-ray-emitting, x-raying, X-rays, x-rays, x-rayted, x-reg, x-registered, x-registration, x-scale, x-scm, x-seater, x-section, x-series, x-server, x-shaped, x-ships, x-slot, x-standard, x-static, x-station, x-stations, X-station-specific, X-synchronization, x-system, x-system-protocol, X-tail-fin, X-tel, x-term, x-terminal, x-terminals, x-terms, x-town, x-treme, x-type, X-us, x-user, x-variable, x-viewer, x-viii, x-vote, x-voting, x-widgets, X-window, x-windowing, X-windows, X-windows-based, X-windows-for-pc, x-windows-under-microsoft, X-winserver, X-word, x-world, x-xi, x-y, X-yachts, X-zero.

Ending with "x": a-x, non-x.

Containing "x": one-x-nine-two-four.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: X

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

direct x

17,843

x static

1,647

x box

13,297

2 box cheat club midnight x

1,628

x man

11,900

a mod chip for the x box

1,352

x box cheat

11,574

x rated

1,292

x

6,277

game cheat x box

1,181

final fantasy x

5,097

9.0 direct x

1,155

x box cheat code

4,453

active authorware media window x

1,140

x box game

3,725

planet x

1,108

dragonball x

3,627

final fantasy x walk through

1,082

x man 2

3,285

x box emulator

1,068

active x

2,995

mega man x

1,022

final fantasy x 2

2,797

box cheat enter matrix x

934

x man evolution

2,737

x man movie

904

direct x 9

2,720

x game

891

x file

2,697

x man picture

858

x box code

2,675

fed x

829

dvd x copy

2,493

sonic x

774

malcolm x

2,228

x rated joke

765

direct x 8.1

1,869

direct x 8

750

samurai x

1,669

box live x

740
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: X

Language Translations for "x"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

Ｘ轴 (x-axis), 要麼 (either X or Y), 愛克斯光 (Roentgen ray, X-ray), 或是 (either X or Y). (various references)

   

Czech

  

dovolte, abych vám představil pana x (meet mr. x). (various references)

   

Danish

  

X eller gamma (quantity of X or gamma rays radiation ç), X-trisomi (triple X syndrome), koncentration x tid produkt (concentration x time product), Av-sektoren,Information,Kommunikation og Kultur (Audiovisual Media, Communication and Culture, DG X, Information), bloed roentgenstraale (soft X ray), bov (bow, prow), der vaskes med x gange y ml... (wash x times with y ml portions of...), fragilt X syndrom (fragile X syndrome), GD X (Audiovisual Media, Communication and Culture, DG X, Information), gen der koder for protein X (gene coding for protein X), gonadal dysgenesi (Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome, gonadal dysgenesis XO, monosomy X, Turner syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Turner-Ullrich syndrome, XO syndrome), histiocytosis X (histiocytosis, histiocytosis X), at foretage sende-eksperimenter styret af en thyratron med en gitterspaending paa 7000 volt og 4 sekunders intervalafladning paa 1,6x10-4 coulomb (experiments with signals emitted from a thyratron operating on a 7000-volt supply and injecting discharges of 1.6 x 10_4 coulombs at four-second intervals), inaktivering af X-kromosomet (inactivation of the X chromosome), Martin-Bells syndrom (fragile X syndrome), røntgenundersøgelse af forreste del af orbita (frontal orbital radiography, frontal orbital x ray), ribstrikning (ribbed 1 plain x 1 purl, ribbed knit), roentgen-eller gammastraalings/dosis (quantity of X or gamma rays radiation ç), Stuart-Prower-faktormangel (factor X deficiency syndrome), system-x-central (system X exchange), triple-X-syndrom (triple X syndrome), Turners syndrom (Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome, gonadal dysgenesis XO, monosomy X, Turner syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Turner-Ullrich syndrome, XO syndrome), immundefekt virus hos simian x (simian x immunodeficiency virus). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

X-chromosoom inactivatie (inactivation of the X chromosome), ribtricot (ribbed 1 plain x 1 purl, ribbed knit), blanco voorachterwaartse opname van de schedel (frontal orbital radiography, frontal orbital x ray), concentratie x tijd-produkt (concentration x time product), DG X (Audiovisual Media, Communication and Culture, DG X, Information), fragieel-X-syndroom (fragile X syndrome), fragiel-X-syndroom (fragile X syndrome), gen dat codeert voor eiwit X (gene coding for protein X), histiocytosis-syndroom (histiocytosis, histiocytosis X), Audiovisuele sector,voorlichting,communicatie en cultuur (Audiovisual Media, Communication and Culture, DG X, Information), overtallig X-chromosoom (triple X syndrome), zachte röntgenstraal (soft X ray), SIVx (simian x immunodeficiency virus), spiegelplaat (bows, stern X), stevenplaat (bows, stern X), syndroom van Turner (Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome, gonadal dysgenesis XO, monosomy X, Turner syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Turner-Ullrich syndrome, XO syndrome), systeem X telefooncentrale (system X exchange), verhoging met X percent/procent (increase of X per cent, rise of X per cent), voor x gewichtsprocent bestaan uit a (consist for x 0/0 by weight of a), met X dagen opzeggen (to give notice X days in advance, to give X day's notice). (various referen