Definition of circumflex in English:

circumflex

(also circumflex accent)

noun ˈsəːkəmflɛksˈsərkəmˌflɛks

A mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or a particular quality.
（某些语言中附加在元音上表示缩约、音长或其他特性的）声调符号（ˆ）
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern Greek also retains from the ancient language a system of three pitch accents: acute, circumflex and grave.
- The French have had a crack at reforming plurals and circumflexes.
- The modern French ‘notre dame’ does not carry a circumflex accent.
- The 1740 edition of the dictionary of the Académie française altered the spelling of 36% of French words, chiefly replacing mute s by acute and circumflex accents.
- There should be a circumflex accent on the ‘y’ of ‘Llýn ’, not an acute.
- Some speakers would give these words the circumflex, but it would be the rising circumflex, so that the sound would still terminate with the rising inflection.
- The evidence is that originally the German keyboard produced circumflexes instead of umlauts but it was replaced by an English keyboard.

adjective ˈsəːkəmflɛksˈsərkəmˌflɛks

Anatomy

Bending round something else; curved.
〔剖〕卷绕的；弯曲的
circumflex coronary arteries
弯曲的冠状动脉。
Example sentencesExamples
- The left circumflex coronary artery showed severe calcific atherosclerosis.
- 4 left circumflex coronary arteries were affected.
- The left circumflex artery was 90% obstructed by a plaque at 2.8 cm from its origin.
- Although there is great individual variation, most people have three major coronary arteries: the right coronary artery, left anterior descending branch and left circumflex branch.
- The anterior and the posterior circumflex humeral arteries may be doubled.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin circumflexus (from circum 'around, about' + flectere 'to bend'), translating Greek perispōmenos 'drawn around'.

accent from Late Middle English:
English distinguishes the different parts or syllables of a word by stressing one of them, but the ancient Greeks pronounced them with a distinct difference in musical pitch. Syllables marked with a grave accent (for example à, from Latin gravis ‘heavy, serious’) were spoken at a comparatively low pitch, those with an acute (á, from Latin acutus ‘sharp, high’) at a higher pitch, and those with a circumflex (â, from Latin circumflexus, ‘bent around’) began at the higher pitch and descended during the pronunciation of the syllable. This gives some explanation of why the root of accent is Latin cantus ‘song’, which was a direct translation of the Greek word prosōidia (source of prosody (Late Middle English) ‘versification’). Quite a few languages (technically known as ‘tonal’ languages) still have this musical way of speaking, among them Chinese and Swedish.

Definition of circumflex in US English:

circumflex

(also circumflex accent)

nounˈsərkəmˌfleksˈsərkəmˌflɛks

A mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or pitch or tone.
（某些语言中附加在元音上表示缩约、音长或其他特性的）声调符号（ˆ）
Example sentencesExamples
- The evidence is that originally the German keyboard produced circumflexes instead of umlauts but it was replaced by an English keyboard.
- There should be a circumflex accent on the ‘y’ of ‘Llýn ’, not an acute.
- The 1740 edition of the dictionary of the Académie française altered the spelling of 36% of French words, chiefly replacing mute s by acute and circumflex accents.
- Some speakers would give these words the circumflex, but it would be the rising circumflex, so that the sound would still terminate with the rising inflection.
- Modern Greek also retains from the ancient language a system of three pitch accents: acute, circumflex and grave.
- The modern French ‘notre dame’ does not carry a circumflex accent.
- The French have had a crack at reforming plurals and circumflexes.

adjectiveˈsərkəmˌfleksˈsərkəmˌflɛks

Anatomy

Bending around something else; curved.
〔剖〕卷绕的；弯曲的
circumflex coronary arteries
弯曲的冠状动脉。
Example sentencesExamples
- The left circumflex coronary artery showed severe calcific atherosclerosis.
- 4 left circumflex coronary arteries were affected.
- Although there is great individual variation, most people have three major coronary arteries: the right coronary artery, left anterior descending branch and left circumflex branch.
- The left circumflex artery was 90% obstructed by a plaque at 2.8 cm from its origin.
- The anterior and the posterior circumflex humeral arteries may be doubled.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin circumflexus (from circum ‘around, about’ + flectere ‘to bend’), translating Greek perispōmenos ‘drawn around’.

词汇	circumflex
释义	Definition of circumflex in English: circumflex (also circumflex accent) noun ˈsəːkəmflɛksˈsərkəmˌflɛks A mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or a particular quality. （某些语言中附加在元音上表示缩约、音长或其他特性的）声调符号（ˆ） Example sentencesExamples Modern Greek also retains from the ancient language a system of three pitch accents: acute, circumflex and grave. The French have had a crack at reforming plurals and circumflexes. The modern French ‘notre dame’ does not carry a circumflex accent. The 1740 edition of the dictionary of the Académie française altered the spelling of 36% of French words, chiefly replacing mute s by acute and circumflex accents. There should be a circumflex accent on the ‘y’ of ‘Llýn ’, not an acute. Some speakers would give these words the circumflex, but it would be the rising circumflex, so that the sound would still terminate with the rising inflection. The evidence is that originally the German keyboard produced circumflexes instead of umlauts but it was replaced by an English keyboard. adjective ˈsəːkəmflɛksˈsərkəmˌflɛks Anatomy Bending round something else; curved. 〔剖〕卷绕的；弯曲的 circumflex coronary arteries 弯曲的冠状动脉。 Example sentencesExamples The left circumflex coronary artery showed severe calcific atherosclerosis. 4 left circumflex coronary arteries were affected. The left circumflex artery was 90% obstructed by a plaque at 2.8 cm from its origin. Although there is great individual variation, most people have three major coronary arteries: the right coronary artery, left anterior descending branch and left circumflex branch. The anterior and the posterior circumflex humeral arteries may be doubled. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin circumflexus (from circum 'around, about' + flectere 'to bend'), translating Greek perispōmenos 'drawn around'. accent from Late Middle English: English distinguishes the different parts or syllables of a word by stressing one of them, but the ancient Greeks pronounced them with a distinct difference in musical pitch. Syllables marked with a grave accent (for example à, from Latin gravis ‘heavy, serious’) were spoken at a comparatively low pitch, those with an acute (á, from Latin acutus ‘sharp, high’) at a higher pitch, and those with a circumflex (â, from Latin circumflexus, ‘bent around’) began at the higher pitch and descended during the pronunciation of the syllable. This gives some explanation of why the root of accent is Latin cantus ‘song’, which was a direct translation of the Greek word prosōidia (source of prosody (Late Middle English) ‘versification’). Quite a few languages (technically known as ‘tonal’ languages) still have this musical way of speaking, among them Chinese and Swedish. Definition of circumflex in US English: circumflex (also circumflex accent) nounˈsərkəmˌfleksˈsərkəmˌflɛks A mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or pitch or tone. （某些语言中附加在元音上表示缩约、音长或其他特性的）声调符号（ˆ） Example sentencesExamples The evidence is that originally the German keyboard produced circumflexes instead of umlauts but it was replaced by an English keyboard. There should be a circumflex accent on the ‘y’ of ‘Llýn ’, not an acute. The 1740 edition of the dictionary of the Académie française altered the spelling of 36% of French words, chiefly replacing mute s by acute and circumflex accents. Some speakers would give these words the circumflex, but it would be the rising circumflex, so that the sound would still terminate with the rising inflection. Modern Greek also retains from the ancient language a system of three pitch accents: acute, circumflex and grave. The modern French ‘notre dame’ does not carry a circumflex accent. The French have had a crack at reforming plurals and circumflexes. adjectiveˈsərkəmˌfleksˈsərkəmˌflɛks Anatomy Bending around something else; curved. 〔剖〕卷绕的；弯曲的 circumflex coronary arteries 弯曲的冠状动脉。 Example sentencesExamples The left circumflex coronary artery showed severe calcific atherosclerosis. 4 left circumflex coronary arteries were affected. Although there is great individual variation, most people have three major coronary arteries: the right coronary artery, left anterior descending branch and left circumflex branch. The left circumflex artery was 90% obstructed by a plaque at 2.8 cm from its origin. The anterior and the posterior circumflex humeral arteries may be doubled. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin circumflexus (from circum ‘around, about’ + flectere ‘to bend’), translating Greek perispōmenos ‘drawn around’.
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