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Meaning of "circumflexion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUMFLEXION

circumflexion  [ˌsɜːkəmˈflekʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUMFLEXION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circumflexion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIRCUMFLEXION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Circumfix

A circumfix is an affix, a morpheme that is placed around another morpheme. Circumfixes contrast with prefixes, attached to the beginnings of words; suffixes, that are attached at the end; and infixes, inserted in the middle. See also epenthesis. Circumfixes are common in Malay and Georgian.

Definition of circumflexion in the English dictionary

The definition of circumflexion in the dictionary is the act of bending or causing something to assume a curved form.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUMFLEXION


action
ˈækʃən
annexion
əˈnekʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
auction
ˈɔːkʃən
cross-section
ˈkrɒsˌsekʃən
deselection
ˌdiːsɪˈlekʃən
disinfection
ˌdɪsɪnˈfekʃən
dissection
dɪˈsekʃən
genuflection
ˌdʒenjʊˈflekʃən
inflexion
ɪnˈflekʃən
insection
ɪnˈsekʃən
microdissection
ˈmaɪkrəʊdɪˈsekʃən
overcorrection
ˌəʊvəkəˈrekʃən
preselection
ˌpriːsɪˈlekʃən
reconnection
ˌriːkəˈnekʃən
reinfection
ˌriːɪnˈfekʃən
reinjection
ˌriːɪnˈdʒekʃən
rejection
rɪˈdʒekʃən
subcollection
ˌsʌbkəˈlekʃən
transection
trænˈsekʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUMFLEXION

circumduct
circumduction
circumductory
circumference
circumferential
circumferentially
circumferentially challenged
circumferentor
circumflect
circumflex
circumfluence
circumfluent
circumfluous
circumforanean
circumforaneous
circumfuse
circumfusile
circumfusion
circumgyrate
circumgyration

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUMFLEXION

axion
complexion
connexion
crucifixion
deflexion
disconnexion
dorsiflexion
flexion
fluxion
genuflexion
interconnexion
irreflexion
Ixion
peaches-and-cream complexion
prefixion
reflexion
retroflexion
schoolgirl complexion
the Crucifixion
transfixion

Synonyms and antonyms of circumflexion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circumflexion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUMFLEXION

Find out the translation of circumflexion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circumflexion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circumflexion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

circumflexion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circumflexion
570 millions of speakers

English

circumflexion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

circumflexion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

circumflexion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

circumflexion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circumflexion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেঁচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circumflexion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Circumflexion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

circumflexion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

circumflexion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

circumflexion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circumflexion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

circumflexion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

circumflexion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वरितचिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

circumflexion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circumflexion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

circumflexion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

circumflexion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumflexion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

circumflexion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

circumflexion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circumflexion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circumflexion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circumflexion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMFLEXION»

The term «circumflexion» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.651 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMFLEXION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «circumflexion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «circumflexion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circumflexion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUMFLEXION»

Discover the use of circumflexion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circumflexion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Russell's Hidden Substitutional Theory
So our (**) naturally leads to another thesis: (* * *) CIRCUMFLEXION WAS NOT A TERM FORMING OPERATOR IN PRINCIPIA If one can form the term "(V0x0)V( oVo'oVo)(0^0,°z0)" then there are predicative terms that are not predicate ...
Gregory Landini Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Iowa, 1998
2
The Dialects of Modern German: A Linguistic Survey
Circumflexion (Zweigipfligkeit, Trägheitsakzent), which alsoaffects longvowelsand diphthongsandis the alternative accentuation to correption, is characterizedby a slowreleaseand a continuous riseorfall in pitch, during which vowels can be ...
Charles Russ, 2013
3
Researches in Experimental Phonetics: The Study of Speech Curves
This is the fundamental form of amplitude in the American vowel; the variations in suddenness and extent of the circumflexion are elements of expression. The vowel [i] in "fish," line 19, has a double circumflex; it should be perhaps treated as  ...
Edward Wheeler Scripture, 1906
4
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
This is the fundamental form of amplitude in the American vowel; the variations in suddenness and extent of the circumflexion are elements of expression. The vowel [i] in "fish," line 19, has a double circumflex; it should be perhaps treated as  ...
5
Researches in Experimental Phonetics
This is the fundamental form of amplitude in the American vowel; the variations in suddenness and extent of the circumflexion are elements of expression. The vowel [1] in “fish,” line 19, has a double circumflex; it should be perhaps treated as ...
E.W. Scripture
6
Anatomy for Attorneys
Posterior (dorsal) Lateral Superior (cranial) Horizontal (transverse) plane Midline (caudal) Midsagittal (median) plane Figure 1-2: Reference planes ofthe body in the anatomical position. Rotation of the head \\~ Circumflexion of the arm Flexion  ...
Thomas H. Quinn, Terence R. Quinn, Robert H. Quinn, 2000
7
Medical rubbing
In using friction preparatory to the gymnastic exercises, the use of which is to soften the body, the middle quality between hard and soft should prevail, and all else should take its fashion accordingly. And in the imposition and circumflexion of ...
Walter Johnson, 1866
8
The Economy of the Animal Kingdom: Considered Anatomically, ...
... superior circumflexion of this figure representing the superior circle of the blood , or that which passes through the brains and the two medullae ; while the inferior circumflexion represents the circuit that passes through the body : the conified ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1845
9
Year Book - Carnegie Institution of Washington
Concerning the vowels, various hitherto unknown or uninvestigated properties were definitely established. The law of circum- flexion in melody and of circumflexion in intensity for American vowels (previously discovered in my researches on ...
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1905
10
The Anatriptic Art: a History of the Art Termed Anatripsis ...
And in the imposition and circumflexion of the hands the rubbing should be very varied, and not merely directed from above to below, nor from below to above, but also slanting and oblique, transverse and sub-transverse. I term transverse that ...
Walter JOHNSON (M.B.), 1866

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Circumflexion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/circumflexion>. May 2024 ».
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