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nox

/ɛn əʊ ˈɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
nox
IPA
/ɛn əʊ ˈɛks/
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.

noun

millilux (unit of illuminance)

noun

Alternative form of NOx (nitrogen oxides)

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of nitrous oxide (“N₂O”).

Uncountable

name

The Roman goddess of night.

noun

Any of the various nitrogen oxides produced during combustion.

noun

Alternative form of nox (“nitrous oxide”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts Latin noxlbor. English nox Learned borrowing from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

noctes (plural) noxes (plural, proscribed) noces (plural, proscribed) NOₓ (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

nitric oxide nitrogen dioxide nox

Synonyms

nos

Questions

How do you pronounce nox?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛn əʊ ˈɛks/.
What does nox mean?
The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
Where does nox come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nox

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