diacritical mark

diacritical mark
A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning, also called "tone marks" when used to indicate tones, e.g. in Vietnamese or pinyin (romanticized Chinese Mandarin).

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  • diacritical mark — n. any of various marks, as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way * * * …   Universalium

  • diacritical mark — n. any of various marks, as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way …   English World dictionary

  • diacritical mark — noun a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation • Syn: ↑diacritic • Derivationally related forms: ↑diacritic (for: ↑diacritic), ↑diacritical (for: ↑diacritic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • diacritical mark — diakritinis ženklas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Ženklelis virš raidės, po raide, greta jos arba ant jos, tą raidę paverčiantis kita raide. Pavyzdžiui, diakritinis ↑paukščiukas, uždėtas virš S raidės paverčia ją Š raide. Kai kurie… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • diacritical mark — Диакритика, Диакритический знак, Акцент (Diacritics, Diacritical mark, Accent)     Дополнительные знаки в некоторых алфавитах, которые ставят над или под буквами для изменения их звучания. К примеру ç, à, ò, é, Å …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • diacritical mark — mark placed above or below a letter to show how it is to be pronounced (used in Arabic, Spanish, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Diacritical mark — Диакритический знак …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • combining diacritical mark — kombinacinis diakritinis ženklas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Diakritinis ↑nulinio pločio ženklas. Kai toks ženklas rodomas ekrane arba spausdinamas, jis uždedamas ant prieš jį esančios raidės ir taip gaunama raidė su diakritiniu… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • diacritical sign — diacritical mark, diacritical point, or diacritical sign, a mark placed over, under, or attached to a letter to indicate pronunciation, stress, accent, or other value …   Useful english dictionary

  • diacritical point — diacritical mark, diacritical point, or diacritical sign, a mark placed over, under, or attached to a letter to indicate pronunciation, stress, accent, or other value …   Useful english dictionary

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