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fx

fx is the abbreviation of fax.

Meaning of fax

Noun (1)

fax (usually uncountable, plural faxes)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, usually) The hair of the head.
  2. (usually, obsolete and derisively) The face.
    • The fillok hyr deformyt fax wald haue a fair face.1710, Gawin Douglas, Virgil's Aeneis, translated into Scottish verse, page 253

Noun (2)

fax (countable and uncountable, plural faxes or (rare) faxxes)

  1. A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

See all 4 meanings of fax

Noun (1) capitalized: FX

FX pl (plural only)

  1. (alternative, plural, plural-only, slang) Alternative form of F/X (“special effects”).

Noun (2) capitalized: FX

FX

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of factor X (“clotting factor X”).
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of foreign exchange.
  3. (Philippines, automobiles) A Tamaraw FX vehicle.
  4. (Philippines) A public transport service typically using a Tamaraw FX vehicle.
  5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of floor.

Noun (3) capitalized: Fx

Fx

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of fracture.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of function.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of functioning.
  4. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of family.

Proper noun capitalized: Fx

Fx

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Firefox.
    Synonyms:
    FF

Synonyms of fx

Phrases with fx

Questions about fx

What does fx mean?
Fx means a Tamaraw FX vehicle.
What is fx the abbreviation of?
Fx is the abbreviation of fax.
What part of speech is fx?
Fx can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near fx in the dictionary

  1. fwsh
  2. fwump
  3. fwy
  4. fwy.
  5. fwys
  6. fx
  7. FX risk
  8. FXAA
  9. FXAAs
  10. FXI
  11. FXII

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fx (page history and authors); FX (page history and authors); Fx (page history and authors); fax (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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