circumflex

名词 circumflex:

1. a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

cir.cum.flex

n.（名词）
A mark (ô) used over a vowel in certain languages or in phonetic keys to indicate quality of pronunciation.
音调符号：在一些语言或语音音调中用在元音上的一个符号（ô），其指示音质
adj.（形容词）
Having this mark.
有音调符号的
Curving around:
卷曲的，旋绕的：
例句：
a circumflex blood vessel.
卷曲的血管

来源：
From Latin circumflexus [bent around, circumflex] [past participle of] circumflectere [to bend around]
源自 拉丁语 circumflexus [绕圈，绕圈而行的] [] circumflectere的过去分词 [使绕圈]
circum- [circum-]
circum- [前缀，表.四周、周围.]
flectere [to bend]
flectere [弯曲]