dieresis

Noun

Meaning

The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis.

A mark consisting of two dots [/], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial.

Same as Diaeresis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

diaeresis grave acute accent tilde diacritic umlaut cedilla acute accent grave accent accent mark diacritical mark trema diaereses diereses

Hypernyms

diacritic diacritical mark

Derivatives

diaereses diereses

Close letter words and terms

dierbium Diercks diereses dieretic diergic diergism