Caret

/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/

Synonyms for "caret" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
circumflex accentcircumflex diacriticcircumflexes

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
cursorcursorsediting symbol

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
insertion markinsertion pointinsertion symbolline marksproofreading symboltext cursor

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
accent markcursordiacriticediting symbolmarkproofreading marktext control element

More specific

5 entries
blinking cursorcircumflex accentinsertion cursorinsertion markinsertion symbol

Collocations

6 entries
caret symbolcircumflex diacriticediting symbolinsertion caretinsertion markproofreading caret

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.

Source: wiktionary

The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v).

Source: wiktionary

In contemporary Czech, the “hook” or caret is no longer in use for lower-case t and d when the latter are palatal; instead, an apostrophe is used (t’, d’) This development is clearly connected with the practical difficulty encountered in printing a caret over letter stems that are too thin.

Source: wiktionary

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