calix

[ key-liks, kal-iks ]

noun

, plural cal·i·ces [kal, -i-seez].

1. Literary. a cup or chalice, especially one used ceremonially.
2. Anatomy, Biology. calyx ( def ).

calix

/ ˈkeɪlɪks; ˈkæ- /

noun

1. a cup; chalice

Word History and Origins

Origin of calix¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin; chalice

Word History and Origins

Origin of calix¹

C18: from Latin: chalice

Example Sentences

On the phone with her aunt Rosa Elda Calix Barnica, she complained that doctors kept performing ultrasounds to check the fetal heartbeat but were not helping her end the miscarriage.

From Salon

Bar investigators Charles Calix and Abrahim Bagheri appeared Tuesday at a federal court hearing in downtown L.A. and provided an update on the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

Calix suggested that the investigation is unparalleled in the bar’s history.

From Los Angeles Times

At Tuesday’s hearing, Calix told Blumenfeld that some attorneys being investigated by the State Bar of California are invoking their 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination, in an apparent effort to allow the statute of limitations on potential charges to expire.

From Los Angeles Times

Pilbara Minerals is working with the Australian tech company Calix on a project to refine spodumene to a lithium phosphate salt — a key step in readying the material used in batteries.

From New York Times