Associations to the word «Diacritical»

Wiktionary

DIACRITICAL, adjective. Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
DIACRITICAL, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
DIACRITICAL, noun. Diacritic (mark)
DIACRITICAL HOOK, noun. Any specific, hamiform diacritic; variously:
DIACRITICAL HOOK, noun. An ogonek (˛).
DIACRITICAL HOOK, noun. A retroflex hook (̢).
DIACRITICAL HOOK, noun. A cedilla (¸).
DIACRITICAL HOOK, noun. Other similar diacritics
DIACRITICAL HOOKS, noun. Plural of diacritical hook
DIACRITICAL MARK, noun. (orthography) (typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning, also called "tone marks" when used to indicate tones, e.g. in Vietnamese or pinyin (romanised Mandarin Chinese).
DIACRITICAL MARKS, noun. Plural of diacritical mark

Dictionary definition

DIACRITICAL, adjective. Capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope