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Tex¹

  • /tɛks/

Sounds like techs · Rhymes with -ɛks

proper noun

  1. A masculine nickname, especially for a Texan.

tex²

noun texes

  1. A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.

tex³

Where it comes from

See text.

noun texes

  1. alternative, dialectal Alternative form of text I have walked, […] painting these texes on every wall.

TeX⁴

  • /tɛx/
  • /tɛk/

Sounds like tech

Where it comes from

The letters of the name are meant to represent the capital Greek letters Τ (tau), Ε (epsilon), and Χ (chi), as TeX is an abbreviation of Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē), which is also the root word of technical.

proper noun

  1. A digital typesetting system used primarily for the formatting of mathematical formulae. TFFI-mode makes it possible for BibTeX to work on plain TeX documents as well.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mex, texas, ark, buddy, cowboy, lookout, dal, gore, teck, tennessee, tayler, austin, tasman, tyler, terrell, tessica

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noun unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber

日本語テックス tekkusu

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MLA

"tex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tex

Chicago

"tex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tex.

BibTeX
@misc{tex_2026,
  title = {tex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}