circumflex
Word family nouncircumflexcircumflexionverbcircumflect
cir·cum·flex /ˈsɜːkəmfleks $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun [countableC] Origin circumflex (1500-1600) Latin past participle of circumflectere “to bend around”, from circum- (CIRCUM-) + flectere “to bend”