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Box
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box b'ox
English
+, Gloucestershire
+, Wiltshire
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
surname en Boxx
Etymology
en
Proper noun
en.
en Elena Shao New Research Forecasts More Dire Sea Level Rise as Greenland’s Ice Melts w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/climate/greenland-ice-sea-levels.html 2022-08-29 The 10-inch increase forecast in the new study, which does not give a timeline, could be much higher if temperatures continue to rise, as they almost certainly will, said Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland who was the paper’s lead author. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903053216/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/climate/greenland-ice-sea-levels.html
en village par/Minchinhampton south of town/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO8600.
en village/and/cpar near town/Corsham co/Wiltshire cc/England OS grid ref ST8268. Parish map (Wiltshire)
Derived terms
en Box and Cox Box-Cox distribution Box-Cox transformation Box-Cox transform Boxford Boxgrove Box Hill Box-Muller transform
References
Anagrams
en box BXO OBX
German
de:
Etymology
de enm ang gmw-pro la grc
de en box. de Büchse can Buchse bushing, connector.
Pronunciation
de /bɔks/
de De-Box.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɔks 1
Noun
f
box cuboid container; but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes
de electronics loudspeaker box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices
de equestrianism a stall for a horse compartment in a stable; not used for a horsebox, which is de Pferdeanhänger
2 21 In der Box stand ein dunkelbraunes Pferd mit einem Kappzaum und stampfte in dem frischen Stroh umher.
de motor racing pit area for refueling and repairing
Usage notes
With regard to the derived senses 2, 3, and 4, de Box has become a false friend of its English etymon, en box.
Declension
f
Synonyms
box de Behälter; de Dose; de Karton; de Kasten; de Kiste; de Schachtel
Derived terms
de Bassbox Blackbox Boxenstopp Gitterbox Musikbox Pferdebox Plastikbox Hitbox Lunchbox
Further reading
de Acoustics Containers Electronics
de pseudo-loans from English
Limburgish
Alternative forms
li bóx bóks box boks Veldeke
li Botts Eupen
li Bocksch
Etymology
Derived from or related to gml buxe. Compare lb Box and gmw-cfr Botz.
Pronunciation
li /ˈboks/ [ˈbʊks]
li /ˈbɔks/ [ˈbɒks] some dialects and some younger speakers
li oks 1
Noun
li noun f plural Boxe diminutive Böxke li sp-DE
trousers (UK); pants (US)
diaper
feathers on a chicken's leg
Derived terms
li boxe Boxeband Boxebeen Boxeboam Boxebord Boxedrieter Boxegölp Boxehagel Boxehölp Boxehoon Boxekass Boxeknoup Boxeknopp Boxemaan Boxenoad Boxepenn Boxepiep Boxereem Boxerenk Boxeschieter Boxeschlag Boxeschnall Boxeschnijjer Boxeschrott Boxeseeker Boxestuuk Boxestoff Boxetäsch Boxeverschliet Onderbox
li Clothing Babies Animal body parts
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /boks/
Noun
f
trousers
lb Clothing