| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Circumflex.[Websters]
2. To be curved or warped.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb circumflex.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (circumflex) | 1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: circumflexing, circumflexed, circumflexes, circumflexer, circumflexers, circumflexingly and circumflexedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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"CIRCUMFLEXED" is a common misspelling or typo for: circumflexes. |
Date "CIRCUMFLEXED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: circumflex
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] In grammar, an accent serving to note or distinguish a syllable of an intermediate sound between acute and grave. It is a kind of undulation in the voice, but not used in English.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Curving around The circumflex coronary artery. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Having this mark. ê is e circumflex. (references) | 3: [Noun] (orthography) A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters. (references) |
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Common Expressions: circumflex
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Circumflex artery | Any of several paired curving arteries. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex artery of the thigh | An artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex femoral vein | Either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex humeral artery | An artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex iliac artery | An artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex iliac vein | Accompanies the artery of the same name. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex scapular artery | An artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Circumflex vein | Any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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