diacritic
[ dahy-uh-krit-ik ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈkrɪt ɪk /
noun
Also called diacritical mark.
a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value, to indicate stress, etc., as a cedilla, tilde, circumflex, or macron.
adjective
Words nearby diacritic
diacidic,
diaclasis,
diaconal,
diaconate,
diaconicon,
diacritic,
diacritical,
diactinic,
diad,
diadelphous,
diadem
Example sentences from the Web for diacritic
Errors in German phrases and the diacritic of "Lige" were not corrected.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany |Edward Lyell FoxA flat wick should be slightly rounded, the middle being the highest point, like this diacritic , not this one.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping |Elizabeth Hale GilmanThis script, with its diacritic marks, was scientifically evolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 |Henry Baerlein
British Dictionary definitions for diacritic
diacritic
/ (ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk) /
noun
Also called: diacritical mark
a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
adjective
another word for diacritical
Word Origin for diacritic
C17: from Greek
diakritikos serving to distinguish, from
diakrinein, from
dia- +
krinein to separate
Medical definitions for diacritic
diacritic
[ dī′ə-krĭt′ĭk ]
adj.
Diagnostic or distinctive.