As a noun glasses
is .
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
glasses
Noun
(head)
(pluralonly) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes
Usage notes
* A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
* Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses") or "(however many) pairs of eyeglasses".
Synonyms
* (spectacles) eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon
Derived terms
* John Lennon glasses
* sunglasses
See also
* bifocals
* contact lens
* monocle
* pince-nez
* shades
* varifocals
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
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Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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