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dx

dx is the alternative letter-case form of Dx.

Adjective capitalized: DX

DX (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of deluxe.

Noun (1) capitalized: DX

DX

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of double precision.
  2. Long-distance contact with or reception of a distant radio station.
  3. Synonym of DevEx (“developer experience”).
    Synonyms:
    DevEx

Verb (1) capitalized: DX

DX (third-person singular simple present DXs, present participle DXing, simple past and past participle DXed)

  1. To receive and identify a long-distance broadcast, such as one by a distant AM, FM, or TV broadcast station.
  2. (amateur radio) To complete a long-distance two-way radio information exchange, especially on amateur radio bands.

Noun (2) capitalized: Dx

Dx

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of diagnosis.

Verb (2) capitalized: Dx

Dx (third-person singular simple present Dx's, present participle Dx'ing, simple past and past participle Dx'd or Dx'ed)

  1. To diagnose.
    • I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.

Noun (3) capitalized: Dx

Dx (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of developer experience.

Synonyms of dx

Forms of dx

Verb
third-person singular presentdx's
present participledx'ing
past participledx'd
pastdx'd
past participledx'ed
pastdx'ed
third-person singular presentDXs
present participleDXing
past participleDXed
pastDXed
third-person singular presentDx's
present participleDx'ing
past participleDx'd
pastDx'd
past participleDx'ed
pastDx'ed
Noun
alternative formdx

Origin of dx

Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).

Questions about dx

What does dx mean?
Dx means long-distance contact with or reception of a distant radio station.
What is dx the alternative letter-case form of?
Dx is the alternative letter-case form of Dx.
What part of speech is dx?
Dx can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.

Words near dx in the dictionary

  1. dwyle flunking
  2. dwyles
  3. Dwyriw
  4. Dwyryd
  5. DWZ
  6. dx
  7. dx'd
  8. dx'ed
  9. dx'ing
  10. dx's
  11. DX-pedition

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dx (page history and authors); DX (page history and authors); Dx (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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