Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flexbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: flexbox
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A CSS3 layout model that allows elements on a web page to be arranged in certain ways within a one-dimensional container.

Uncountable

noun

An HTML element that uses this model.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Internet Explorer 9 does not support flexbox."
"The contents of a flexbox can be positioned in any direction, can have their order swapped dynamically, and can auto-adjust their sizes and positions based on available space."
"There's still quite a bit of tumult in the standards recommendations and implementations for flexboxes, but IE10 and Windows 8 has a good, solid implementation of this extremely helpful layout technique."
"You can nest flexboxes inside each other."

Etymology

Shortening of flexible box.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flexboxes (plural) flex box (alternative) flex-box (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

responsive

Questions

What does flexbox mean?: A CSS3 layout model that allows elements on a web page to be arranged in certain ways within a one-dimensional container.
Where does flexbox come from?: Shortening of flexible box.

How to pronounce flexbox

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