grex

[ greks ]

noun
  1. a numerical system for measuring the size of fibers, filaments, or yarns, based on the weight in grams of 10,000 meters of the fibrous material.

Origin of grex

1
From the expression gram per x (ten)

Words Nearby grex

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How to use grex in a sentence

  • Mr. grex sipped his pale, lemon-flavoured tea and toyed with his cigarette-case.

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  • He had the presumption to enquire whether I could procure for him an introduction to the young lady whom he knew as Miss grex.

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  • Something which was almost like the ghost of a smile, devoid of any trace of humour, parted Mr. grex's lips.

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  • It was not until the coffee and liqueurs arrived that they returned to the subject of Miss grex.

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  • Mr. grex was the one man, and there was a little blood dripping from his right hand.

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British Dictionary definitions for grex

grex

/ (ɡrɛks) /


noun
  1. a group of plants that has arisen from the same hybrid parent group

Origin of grex

1
C20: from Latin grex flock

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