circumflex

cir·cum·flex  (sûrkm-flks)

n.

Any of several marks, especially ( ^ ), used over a vowel in certain languages or in phonetic keys to indicate quality of pronunciation.

adj.

1. Having this mark.

2. Curving around: a circumflex blood vessel.

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[From Latin circumflexus, bent around, circumflex, past participle of circumflectere, to bend around : circum-, circum- + flectere, to bend.]

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circumflex

Noun

a mark (\^ ) placed over a vowel to show that it is pronounced in a particular way, for instance as a long vowel in French [Latin circum- + flectere to bend]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

circumflex - a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

Translations

circumflex [ˈsəːkəmflɛks] n (also: circumflex accent) → accent m circonflexe

circumflex [ˈsəːkəmflɛks] n (also: circumflex accent) → Zirkumflex m

circumflex [ˈsəːkəmflɛks] n (also: circumflex accent) → accento circonflesso