◌̂
See also: ^ [U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], ˆ [U+02C6 MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], ◌᷍◌, and Appendix:Variations of "^"
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Translingual
Diacritical mark
◌̂
- (IPA) Falling tone.
- (linear algebra) Used to indicate a unit vector.
- Coordinate term: ◌⃗
- (statistics) Used to denote an estimator or an estimated value.
- (geometry) Used for an angle.
- (Lithuanian dialectology) Marks a stressed syllable with "broken tone".
Further reading
- circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
English
Diacritical mark
◌̂
- Retained in foreign loan words (mostly French): château, crème brûlée, crêpe, maître d', mêlée, papier-mâché, rôle, tête-à-tête.
Esperanto
French
Hokkien
Japanese
Diacritical mark
◌̂
Usage notes
In a number of romanization systems of Japanese, particularly Kunrei-shiki, the circumflex indicates that a vowel is a long vowel.
Other romanization systems, particularly Hepburn, use the macron (an uppermost horizontal line: ¯) for that purpose.
Ligurian
Diacritical mark
◌̂
Portuguese
Diacritical mark
◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acento circunflexo (“circumflex accent”) in Portuguese, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê and Ô/ô.
Romanian
Diacritical mark
◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called accent circumflex (“circumflex accent”) in Romanian, and found on Â/â and Î/î.
Vietnamese
Diacritical mark
◌̂
Usage notes
In Vietnamese handwriting and signmaking, this diacritical mark often appears curved, similar to an inverted breve.
Welsh
Yoruba
Diacritical mark
◌̂
- (obsolete) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́rodò (“falling-tone mark”). Formerly used to indicate falling-tone, now written as ◌́ followed by ◌̀
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