aux
US/ˈɔks/
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cot caught merger/ˈɑks/
aux is the abbreviation of auxiliary.
Meaning of auxiliary
Adjective
auxiliary (not comparable)
- Helping; giving assistance or support.
- auxiliary troops
- Supplementary or subsidiary.
- Synonyms:
- accessory
- Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- Synonyms:
- motorsailer
- Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Noun
aux (plural auxes)
- The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system.
- Hey, pass the aux. I'll play some music from my phone.
- BE AWARE, reverbs should be in the end of your chain, as sends to auxes. Setting them first doesn’t mean they will be first in the chain. You just set up the auxes, then get back to the vocal channel to add EQs, compressors, etc.2025 October 15, @natemixing, Twitter
- Synonyms:
- aux cord
Synonyms of aux
Forms of aux
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aux. |
| Noun | |
| plural | auxes |
Phrases with aux
Words that rhyme with aux
Questions about aux
- What does aux mean?
- Aux means the auxiliary audio connector of a sound system.
- What is aux the abbreviation of?
- Aux is the abbreviation of auxiliary.
- What part of speech is aux?
- Aux is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aux?
- Aux is pronounced /ˈɔks/ (US).
- What is the plural of aux?
- The plural of aux is auxes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aux (page history and authors); auxiliary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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