circumflex

¹cir·cum·flex

adjective \ˈsər-k^əm-ˌfleks\

Definition of CIRCUMFLEX

1

: characterized by the pitch, quantity, or quality indicated by a circumflex

2

: marked with a circumflex

Origin of CIRCUMFLEX

Latin circumflexus, past participle of circumflectere to bend around, mark with a circumflex, from circum- + flectere to bend

First Known Use: circa 1577

Rhymes with CIRCUMFLEX

belowdecks, biconvex, Cornish rex, cross-index, Devon rex, gentle sex, googolplex, haruspex, intersex, Malcolm X, megaplex, Middlesex, multiplex, oral sex, PBX, pontifex, price index, retroflex, spinifex, subindex, thumb index, unisex

²circumflex

noun

Definition of CIRCUMFLEX

: a mark ˆ, ⌢, or ˜ originally used in Greek over long vowels to indicate a rising-falling tone and in other languages to mark length, contraction, or a particular vowel quality

First Known Use of CIRCUMFLEX

1609

cir·cum·flex

adjective \ˈsər-kəm-ˌfleks\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CIRCUMFLEX

of nerves and blood vessels : bending around