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circumflex
[ sur-kuhm-fleks ]
adjective
- Phonetics, Orthography. consisting of, indicated by, or bearing the diacritic ^, ˘, or ~, placed over a vowel symbol in some languages to show that the vowel or the syllable containing it is pronounced in a certain way, as, in French, that the vowel so marked is of a certain quality and long, in Albanian, that the vowel is nasalized and stressed, or, in Classical Greek, that the syllable bears the word accent and is pronounced, according to the ancient grammarians, with a rise and fall in pitch.
- Phonetics, Orthography. pronounced with or characterized by the quality, quantity, stress, or pitch indicated by such a mark.
- bending or winding around.
noun
- Phonetics, Orthography. a circumflex mark or accent.
verb (used with object)
- to bend around.
circumflex
/ ˈɜːəˌڱɛ /
noun
- a mark (^) placed over a vowel to show that it is pronounced with rising and falling pitch, as in ancient Greek, as a long vowel rather than a short one, as in French, or with some other different quality
adjective
- (of certain nerves, arteries, or veins) bending or curving around
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Derived Forms
- ˌܳˈڱ澱Dz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumflex1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumflex1
C16: from Latin circumflexus, from circumflectere to bend around, from circum- + flectere to bend
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Example Sentences
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He scheduled an exploratory procedure that showed a major blockage in my circumflex artery and that he resolved by inserting the stent.
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My left circumflex artery was 100 percent blocked.
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Dr. Gregory Pearl, a vascular surgeon, is to repair the posterior circumflex humeral artery on Thursday in Dallas.
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France's education minister at the time said the changes would not culminate in the end of the circumflex, and that old and new spellings would both remain correct.
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Tests showed he had 100 percent blockage in his circumflex artery.
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