Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prox

/pɹɒks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: prox
IPA: /pɹɒks/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.

American usage

noun

Acronym of preferential oxidation.

Uncountable

name

Abbreviation of Proxima Centauri.

name

Some inhabited planet of the Proxima Centauri system.

Example Sentences

"on the election day at Newport , the ticket containing the names of the general officers has been called “ the prox” of general officers"

Etymology

Compare proxy.

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

proxes (plural)

Derived Forms

Proxer

Phrases

Prox b Proxima b Proxima Cen Proxima Cen b Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri b

Frequently Paired Words

Proxima Proxima b Proxima Cen Proxima Cen b Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri b

Synonyms

proximo

Rhymes With

box out of the box fox blocks rocks stocks socks swift fox cox sox knocks docks

Questions

How do you pronounce prox?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɒks/.
What does prox mean?: The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.
Where does prox come from?: Compare proxy.

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