Definition of circumflex Circumflex
cir•cum•flex
We found 10 definitions of circumflex from 4 different sources.
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What does circumflex mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: circumflexes |
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| circumflex - a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality |
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Wiktionary 
- circumflex (Verb)
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. - circumflex (Adjective)
Having this mark. - circumflex (Adjective)
Curving around.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- circumflex (n.)
A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable. - circumflex (n.)
A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [/ or ^]. See Accent, n., 2. - circumflex (v. t.)
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. - circumflex (a.)
Moving or turning round; circuitous. - circumflex (a.)
Curved circularly; -- applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts.
Part of speech
🔤- circumflex, verb, present, 1st person singular of circumflex (infinitive).
- circumflex, verb (infinitive).
- circumflex, noun, singular of circumflexes.
