Circumflex
WordNet
noun
(1) A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , which is the past participle of and a calque of .
Noun
- A diacritical mark ( resembling ^ ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters.
Adjective
- Having this mark.
- ê is e circumflex.
- Curving around
- The circumflex coronary artery