"RX" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: RXs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} RX (countable and uncountable, plural RXs)
  1. (motor racing) Abbreviation of rallycross (a motorsport). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: rallycross (extra: a motorsport)
    Sense id: en-RX-en-noun-0rf0mQjS Categories (other): Motor racing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 19 19 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
  2. (electronics, telecommunications) Abbreviation of receiver. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: receiver
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: WRX Related terms: BMX (english: bicycle motocross), IX (english: icecross) [skating, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], MX (english: motocross), SBX (english: snowboardcross), SX (english: supercross) [motorcycling, hobbies, lifestyle], SX (english: skicross) [skiing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], -X (alt: crosscountry) (english: -cross) Coordinate_terms: rx, Rx, tx, Tx, TX (english: transmitter)

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} RX
  1. (electronics, telecommunications) Abbreviation of receive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: receive Coordinate_terms: TX (english: transmit)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: rx, Rx, tx, Tx
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