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In certain languages, such as Latin and pinyin Mandarin, a macron is placed over the top of a vowel. The most common use for this diacritic is to indicate the long vowel in a word.
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What is the mark over a vowel indicating it is sounded separately?
A horizontal line This "horizontal line" that indicates a long vowel is called a Macron. The curved line(the "smile") over a short vowel is a Breve.
What is the line over the top of a vowel called?
The line over the top of a vowel is called a macron. It is used in some languages to indicate that the vowel should be pronounced as a long vowel sound.
What is the line over a vowel called?
Over a long vowel it is called a breve, and over a short vowel, I believe it is called a circumflex.
What does the medical abbreviation dot over horizontal line over vertical line mean?
The marks you're describing represent the number 1 in a prescription. The horizontal line and dot are to help prevent reading errors.
What is a line over a vowel called?
An accent.
What is the curved line over a short vowel called?
The curved line over a short vowel is called a breve. It is used to indicate a short pronunciation of the vowel.
What does W with a horizontal line over it indicate?
w with a line over means 'which'. c with a line over means 'with'.
What does a horizontal line over a decimal number mathematics?
It is an indication that the string of digits under the horizontal line repeats for ever.
How do you write 5482 in roman?
There are 2 ways towrite it; MMMMMCDLXXXII ...OR... V(with a horizontal line over it)CDLXXXII. A horizontal line over a numeral multiplies it by 1,000. V is five, and with the line over it becomes 5,000
Is a number with a horizontal line over it rational or irrational?
It is rational.
Is a vowel with a line over it a short or long sound?
long
What does a horizontal line over an X means?
That it is the average of the x values.
