"aux" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔks/ [General-American], /ˈɑks/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈɔːks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: US English Pronunciation of Aux & Ox.ogg Forms: aux. [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔːks Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aux (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of auxiliary. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-aux-en-adj-KuXriHEY

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔks/ [General-American], /ˈɑks/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈɔːks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: US English Pronunciation of Aux & Ox.ogg Forms: auxes [plural], aux. [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔːks Head templates: {{en-noun}} aux (plural auxes)
  1. (slang) The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system. Tags: slang Synonyms: aux cord
    Sense id: en-aux-en-noun-ZbqgcCkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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            [
              5,
              8
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          ],
          "ref": "2009, Rick Snoman, Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys and Techniques, page 69:",
          "text": "Each aux out is connected to an effects unit and the signal is then returned into the desk.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔks/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑks/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔːks/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːks"
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    }
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              66,
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          "ref": "2025 October 15, @natemixing, Twitter:",
          "text": "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.",
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        ],
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          "sound system"
        ]
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        "(slang) The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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        "slang"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑks/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔːks/",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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        {
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              66,
              71
            ],
            [
              158,
              163
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          ],
          "ref": "2025 October 15, @natemixing, Twitter:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(slang) The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system."
      ],
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        {
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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