What does COX mean?

Definitions for COX
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cyclooxygenase, Coxnoun

    either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

  2. coxswain, coxverb

    the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

  3. coxverb

    act as the coxswain, in a boat race

Wiktionary

  1. coxnoun

    A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

  2. coxverb

    To act as coxswain.

  3. Coxnoun

    for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.

ChatGPT

  1. cox

    Cox has different meanings in different contexts: 1. As a surname: It's a common English last name. 2. In rowing: A cox, or coxswain, is the person in charge of navigation and steering on a rowing boat. 3. In medicine: It is an abbreviation for cyclooxygenase, an enzyme that produces prostaglandins, which are responsible for inflammation and pain. 4. In telecommunications: Cox Communications is an American company providing digital cable television, telecommunications and home automation services. 5. In statistics: It could refer to Cox proportional hazards model, a regression model used in biostatistics and survival analysis. 6. Horticulture: Cox, or Cox's Orange Pippin, is a variety of apple.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coxnoun

    a coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull

  2. Etymology: [OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.]

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  1. COX

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cox is ranked #78 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cox surname appeared 261,231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 89 would have the surname Cox.

    82.6% or 215,829 total occurrences were White.
    12% or 31,531 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 6,087 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 4,754 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 1,750 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 1,306 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COX in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of COX in a Sentence

  1. Angus Gluskie:

    Investors are considering the risk of Brexit to have been lowered, both by reports that European hedge funds believe Brexit will not get up and, secondly, that the shooting (of Cox) has played against the Brexit vote.

  2. Susan Sahai:

    I'm a little bit verklempt. It meant a lot to me. Because he doesn't know me. I never met Joe Biden. joe Biden wants to be out in public, Joe Biden wants to listen to Gary Cox.

  3. Carly Lehwald:

    I’m not a Laverne Cox.

  4. Craig Moffett:

    To achieve their targeted 50-50 portfolio mix between U.S. and non-U.S. holdings, Altice would need to virtually run the table and buy half of everything out there that isn't named Comcast or Charter, if one assumes that Cox isn't a seller (they're the largest remaining company after TWC and Charter itself, and they have sounded relatively resolute in their desire to remain independent) then Altice would need to successfully buy essentially everyone else.

  5. Elaine Higgleton:

    It's probably that transgender figures have had a much higher profile in the media -- you only have to think of people like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox and programs like 'Orange is the New Black', i think there's been a lot more awareness of gender issues which has led people to use these terms more.

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