"tex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: texes [plural]
Etymology templates: {{cog|la|texō|t=to weave}} Latin texō (“to weave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tex (plural texes)
  1. A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber. Derived forms: decitex, kilotex Related terms: denier Translations (unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber): tex (Finnish), teks (Indonesian), テックス (tekkusu) (Japanese), teks [masculine] (Polish), tex [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tex-en-noun-P53fuCY5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 59 5 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 2 23 23 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: texes [plural]
Etymology: See text. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tex (plural texes)
  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of text. Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: text
    Sense id: en-tex-en-noun-NKe~v0yA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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