circumflex
circumflex
[ˈsəːkəmflɛks]
noun
[ˈsəːkəmflɛks]
noun
- (亦作 circumflex accent)a mark (＾) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or a particular quality
（某些语言中附加在元音上表示缩约，音长，或其他特性的）声调符号（＾）
- (Anatomy)bending round something else; curved
(剖)卷绕的；弯曲的
circumflex coronary arteries.
弯曲的冠状动脉。
- late 16th cent.: from Latin circumflexus (from circum 'around, about' + flectere 'to bend'), translating Greek perispōmenos 'drawn around'
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