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macron

UK
/ˈmækrɒn/
US
/ˈmeɪkrən/

Traduzioni

macronnoun
macrons
pl
UK
/ˈmækrɒn/
US
/ˈmeɪkrən/
macronSigne diacritique indiquant une voyelle longue.
In the word 'āpe', the macron over the 'a' indicates that it is a long vowel.
Dans le mot « āpe », le macron sur le « a » indique qu’il s’agit d’une voyelle longue.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
macronoyauBiologie, rare.
Sinonimi
long mark
diacritical mark
horizontal line

Definizioni

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.
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