Associations to the word «Circumflex»

Wiktionary

CIRCUMFLEX, noun. (orthography) a diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters
CIRCUMFLEX, adjective. Having a circumflex mark
CIRCUMFLEX, adjective. Curving around
CIRCUMFLEX, verb. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex
CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT, noun. A circumflex.
CIRCUMFLEX ACCENTS, noun. Plural of circumflex accent

Dictionary definition

CIRCUMFLEX, noun. A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats