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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

特克斯

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tè kè sī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tex/tɛks/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"特克斯是衡量纤维线密度的单位。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A standard unit of measurement used in the textile industry to indicate the linear mass density of fibers, defined as the mass in grams per 10,000 meters.

    "The yarn was measured at twenty tex to determine its thickness and durability."
  2. 2

    A traditional nickname given to a person originating from or associated with the state of Texas.

    "Everyone at the ranch called him Tex because of his authentic cowboy boots and hat."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as an abbreviation or shortened form of Texas, a state in the United States, originating in the 19th century. It is commonly used as a nickname for people from Texas or as a proprietary name in digital typography, notably Donald Knuth's TeX typesetting system created in 1978.

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