Definitions for CODEX
ˈkoʊ dɛks; ˈkoʊ dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd ə-codex

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. codexnoun

   an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.

2. codex, leaf-booknoun

   an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)

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1. codexnoun

   an early manuscript book

2. codexnoun

   a book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll

3. codexnoun

   an official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients

4. Etymology: From codex, variant spelling of caudex; compare caudex (in botany).

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1. codex

   The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an astronomical observatory currently under construction. When completed, it is planned to be the world's largest optical/near-infrared extremely large telescope. Part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) agency, it is located on top of Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The design consists of a reflecting telescope with a 39.3-metre-diameter (130-foot) segmented primary mirror and a 4.2 m (14 ft) diameter secondary mirror, and will be supported by adaptive optics, eight laser guide star units and multiple large science instruments. The observatory aims to gather 100 million times more light than the human eye, 13 times more light than the largest optical telescopes existing in 2014, and be able to correct for atmospheric distortion. It has around 256 times the light gathering area of the Hubble Space Telescope and, according to the ELT's specifications, would provide images 16 times sharper than those from Hubble.The project was originally called the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), but the name was shortened in 2017. The ELT is intended to advance astrophysical knowledge by enabling detailed studies of planets around other stars, the first galaxies in the Universe, supermassive black holes, and the nature of the Universe's dark sector, and to detect water and organic molecules in protoplanetary disks around other stars. As of 2011, the facility was expected to take 11 years to construct, from 2014 to 2025.On 11 June 2012, the ESO Council approved the ELT programme's plans to begin civil works at the telescope site, with construction of the telescope itself pending final agreement with governments of some member states. Construction work on the ELT site started in June 2014. By December 2014, ESO had secured over 90% of the total funding and authorized construction of the telescope to start, which will cost around one billion euros for the first construction phase. The first stone of the telescope was ceremonially laid on 26 May 2017, initiating the construction of the dome's main structure and telescope. As of 2021, first light is planned for 2027.

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1. codex

   A codex is an ancient manuscript text in book form, typically made from a number of sheets of paper, vellum, papyrus, or similar material, with hand-written content on both sides, often bound by stacking the pages and fixing one edge. It replaced the scroll format and is considered the earliest form of the modern book.

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1. Codexnoun

   a book; a manuscript

2. Codexnoun

   a collection or digest of laws; a code

3. Codexnoun

   an ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament

4. Codexnoun

   a collection of canons

5. Etymology: [L. See Code.]

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1. Codex

   A codex is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar, with hand-written content, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style. The alternative to paged codex format for a long document is the continuous scroll. Examples of folded codices are the Maya codices. Sometimes the term is used for a book-style format, including modern printed books but excluding folded books. Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement of the scroll, the dominant form of book in the ancient world, has been termed the most important advance in the history of the book prior to the invention of printing. The codex all together transformed the shape of the book itself and offered a form that lasted for centuries. The spread of the codex is often associated with the rise of Christianity, which adopted the format for the Bible early on. First described by the 1st-century AD Roman poet Martial, who praised its convenient use, the codex achieved numerical parity with the scroll around AD 300, and had completely replaced it throughout the now Christianised Greco-Roman world by the 6th century.

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1. Codex

   kō′deks, n. a code: a manuscript volume:—pl. Codices (kod′i-sēz). [L. codex or caudex, the trunk of a tree, a set of tablets, a book.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CODEX in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CODEX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of CODEX in a Sentence

1. Markus Lipp:

   More work will be done over the next few years to see if the levels could be further adjusted. the current acceptable limit for benzoates by the Codex Alimentarius Commission is set to be 250mg/kg.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CODEX
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Codex
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CODEX
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CODEX
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CODEX