ULX

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Abbreviation of ultra-luminous X-ray (the individual X-rays are not ultraluminous).

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Meanings

adjectiveULX (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableastronomyAbbreviation of ultra-luminous X-ray (the individual X-rays are not ultraluminous).
nounULX (plural ULXs or ULX's)

plural ULXs · plural ULX's

  1. abbreviationellipsisastronomyEllipsis of ultraluminous X-ray pulsar (“ULX pulsar”).
  2. abbreviationellipsisastronomyEllipsis of ultraluminous X-ray source (“ULX source”).

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APA

ULX. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ULX

MLA

“ULX.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ULX. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ULX,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ULX.

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