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macron

/ˈmækrɒn/

/ˈmeɪkrən/

Translations

macronnoun

macrons

/ˈmækrɒn/

/ˈmeɪkrən/

The macron is used in some languages to indicate a long vowel sound.

Макрон используется в некоторых языках для обозначения долгого гласного звука.

Synonyms

long mark

diacritical mark

horizontal line

macronnoun

A written or printed mark (¯) used to indicate a long vowel in some languages or phonetic transcriptions.

In the word 'āpe', the macron over the 'a' indicates that it is a long vowel.

(biology, rare) A macronucleus.

Under the microscope, the macron was clearly visible beside the smaller micronucleus.