What does "circumflex" mean?
Circumflex: A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or Accent, n., 2.
Additional senses
- 2.To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. Walker.
- 3.Moving or turning round; circuitous. [R.] Swift.
- 4.(Anat.) Curved circularly; -- applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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