inverted caret
The "inverted caret" is a symbol resembling an upside-down caret (^) and is used in various contexts such as proofreading and typography.
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Definition
B2Proofreading
(technical, informal)A mark used to indicate where additional text should be inserted into a document, typically represented as an upside-down V.
Example
- The editor used an inverted caret to show where the missing word should be added.
C1Typography
(technical)A symbol resembling an upside-down caret used in various linguistic or specialized typesetting contexts.
Example
- In some linguistic notations, an inverted caret is used to denote specific phonetic features.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "inverted caret":
inverted hatinverted circumflexleft bracketangle bracketright bracket