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Circumflex adj.

Moving or turning round; circuitous. (R.)

(Anat.) Curved circularly; applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts.

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Etymology of 'Circumflex'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Circumflex" Quotes from Famous Books

... meaning, as in the case of a pun, or with a peculiar implication, or are repeated for some peculiar effect of mere repetition,—when we have, in any form, what is called a play upon words,—a peculiar pointedness is given, wherein the circumflex inflection plays a large part. "Now is it Rome indeed and room enough, when there is in it but one only man." "I had rather bear with you than bear you; yet if I did bear you, I should bear no cross, ...

— Public Speaking • Irvah Lester Winter

... in which the leg is brought forward in the air for another step in the act of walking or trotting is in some instances characteristic of injuries of the shoulder. The lameness also manifests itself in bringing the leg forward with a circumflex swinging motion and a shortening in the extension of the step. The foot is carried close to the ground and stumbling is frequent, especially on an ...

— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture

Words linked to "Circumflex" : diacritical mark, circumflex vein, diacritic, circumflex humeral artery, circumflex scapular artery, circumflex iliac vein, circumflex artery, circumflex artery of the thigh