χ
See also: Χ and Appendix:Variations of "x"
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Translingual
Pronunciation
IPA (file)
Symbol
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χ
- (IPA) a voiceless uvular fricative
- (IPA) (superscript) a uvular fricative release
- (mathematics) characteristic function (any meaning) or characteristic polynomial
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with ϰ (k) (the cursive kappa).
Ancient Greek
Letter
χ • (kh) (lowercase, uppercase Χ)
- Lower-case chi (χεῖ), the 22nd letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless aspirated velar plosive /kʰ/ and later the voiceless velar fricative /x/. It is preceded by φ and followed by ψ.
Greek
Letter
χ • (ch) (lowercase, uppercase Χ)
- The lower case letter chi (χι), the 22nd letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
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