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adj. [L. circum, around; flexibilis, bendable]Bent or winding, esp. blood vessels or nerves.
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Circumflex — ^ Circumflex Diacritics accent acute( … Wikipedia
circumflex — CIRCUMFLÉX, circumflexe, adj. 1. (În sintagma) Accent circumflex = semn ortografic în formă de unghi cu vârful în sus sau de tildă, care se pune deasupra unei vocale spre a arăta că aceasta trebuie rostită lung sau, în ortografia română, spre a… … Dicționar Român
circumflex — [sʉr′kəm fleks΄] n. [L circumflexus, pp. of circumflectere < circum, around + flectere, to bend] a mark (^ or ˜) used over certain vowel letters in the orthography of some languages to indicate a specific sound or quality, or used in certain… … English World dictionary
Circumflex — Cir cum*flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumflexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumflexing}.] To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. Walker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumflex — Cir cum*flex, a. [Cf. L. circumflexus, p. p.] [1913 Webster] 1. Moving or turning round; circuitous. [R.] Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Curved circularly; applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumflex — Cir cum*flex, n. [L. circumflexus a bending round, fr. circumflectere, circumflexum, to bend or turn about; circum + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumflex — (v. lat., herumgebeugt), so Circumflexe Arterien (Circumflexae arteriae), Arterien, die in ihrem Laufe um Theile von einigem bedeutenden Umfange sich herumbiegen, bes. Circumflexe Arterie der Hüfte (Circumflexa arteria ilei), Circumflexe Arterien … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Circumflex — Circumflex, derjenige Accent, der eine gedehnte Silbe bezeichnet … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
circumflex — (n.) 1570s, from L. (accentus) circumflexus, bent round, pp. of circumflectere to bend round (from circum around + flectere to bend ); used as a loan translation of Gk. perispomenos (Dionysius of Halicarnassus), lit. drawn around, with reference… … Etymology dictionary
circumflex — ► NOUN ▪ a mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or another quality. ORIGIN Latin circumflexus, from circum around + flectere to bend … English terms dictionary
circumflex — I. adjective Etymology: Latin circumflexus, past participle of circumflectere to bend around, mark with a circumflex, from circum + flectere to bend Date: circa 1577 1. characterized by the pitch, quantity, or quality indicated by a circumflex 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
