circumflex

ˈsɜːrkəmflɛks

Definition

Definition of circumflex - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics mark

TECH.

mark shaped like a small hat above a letter

TECH.

The word 'hôtel' in French uses a circumflex.

hat

symbols

TECH.

mark shaped like ^ showing vowel length or pitch

TECH.

In ancient Greek, circumflex shows pitch change.

caret

circumflex accent

Adjective

linguistics

TECH.

marked with a slanted accent symbol over a vowel

TECH.

The circumflex letters in French are unique.

accented

medical

Dated

bending or curving around

Dated

The circumflex artery curves around the heart.

arched

curved

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circumflex accent

diacritical mark placed over a vowel

The word 'hôtel' has a circumflex accent.

Origin of circumflex

Latin, circum (around) + flectere (to bend)

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hatted

adj.

typography

written with a circumflex accent

unhatted

adj.

typography

written without a circumflex accent

Examples of circumflex in a sentence

Please add a circumflex to the correct letter.
The word has a circumflex over the 'o'.
French uses the circumflex in many words.
The circumflex accent changes the word's pronunciation.
In Portuguese, some vowels carry a circumflex.
The circumflex nerve wraps around the bone.

A circumflex path was noted in the diagram.

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French:accent circonflexe, circonflexe, ...
German:Zirkumflex, mit Zirkumflex, ...
Italian:accento circonflesso, accentato, ...
Spanish:circunflejo, con acento circunflejo, ...
Portuguese:acento circunflexo, com acento circunflexo, ...
Chinese:抑扬符, 抑扬符号的, ...
Japanese:サーカムフレックス, サーカムフレックスの, ...
Arabic:شَكْل التَّوْسِيع, مَحْمُول بِعَلاَمَة السِّرْكُمْفْلِكْس, ...
Hebrew:סִירְקַמְפְּלֶקְס, צִירוּפִי, ...
Russian:циркумфлекс, циркумфлексный, ...
Ukrainian:циркумфлекс, циркумфлексний, ...
Hindi:सिरोरेखा, सर्कमफ्लेक्स युक्त, ...
Bengali:সার্কামফ্লেক্স, বক্র, ...
Catalan:circumflex, amb accent circumflex, ...
Czech:stříška, cirkumflexový, ...
Danish:cirkumfleks, circumflex, ...
Dutch:circumflex, met circumflex, ...
Greek:περισπωμένη, περισπωμένος, ...
Hungarian:kalap, cirkumflexes, ...
Khmer:សញ្ញាសៀកមហ្វ្លិច, ដែលមានសញ្ញាសង្កត់ទ្រេតដាក់ពីលើស្រៈ, ...
Korean:서커플렉스, 강세 부호가 있는, ...
Persian:سیرکومفلکس, کلاهک‌دار, ...
Polish:daszek, z daszkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):acento circunflexo, com acento circunflexo, ...
Romanian:circumflex, cu circumflex, ...
Swedish:cirkumflex, accenttecken, ...
Thai:เครื่องหมายหมวกคู, เครื่องหมายหมวก, ...
Turkish:şapka işareti, şapkalı, ...
Vietnamese:dấu mũ, có dấu mũ, ...

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Definition of circumflex - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Expressions with circumflex

Origin of circumflex

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Terms with circumflex included in their meaning

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