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Macron vs Vinculum - What's the difference?

macron | vinculum |

As nouns the difference between macron and vinculum

is that macron is a short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long; in Mandarin pinyin (Chinese), it indicates the first tone, e.g. chūzūchē while vinculum is a bond or link signifying union.

macron

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark () placed over any of various letters. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long; in Mandarin pinyin (Chinese), it indicates the first tone, e.g. ch?z?ch?.
  • * 1986 : Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar, vocabulary and exercises'', Introduction — ''General notes (note 1), page 2 (22nd printing (2007); Cambridge University Press; ISBN 9780521286220)
  • All vowels are pronounced short'' unless marked with a ¯ (macron ) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘''i''?’ in, e.g., ''f?lia , etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

    Usage notes

    * The pronunciation is pronounced short, as ([a]). * Macra is a rare plural.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "macron") * breve * solidus * vinculum

    References

    * “ ?macron]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----

    vinculum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A bond or link signifying union.
  • (arithmetic, obsolete) Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation should be done before other parts.
  • (arithmetic) A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts.
  • (Australia, arithmetic) Specifically , the horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
  • (anatomy) A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part.
  • Synonyms

    * (ligament) mesotendon

    Derived terms

    * vinculin

    See also

    * macron * solidus * virgule