overbar

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noun

A line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).

“#92;overline#123;A#125; is the letter A with an overbar.”

Similar
overlineoverscorevinculum
OriginEnglish bar ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverbar (plural overbars)

plural overbars

  1. A line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).

    #92;overline#123;A#125; is the letter A with an overbar.

    Synonyms: overline, overscore, vinculum

verboverbar (third-person singular simple present overbars, present participle overbarring, simple past and past participle overbarred)

present singular third person overbars · participle present overbarring · participle past overbarred · past overbarred

  1. transitiveTo place a line above (text).

    Synonyms: overline, overscore

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).

Similar
overlineoverscorevinculum

verbTo place a line above (text).

Similar
overlineoverscore
Also see
overlineoverscore

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishbar
  8. Englishoverbar

From over- + bar.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Esperanto superstreko
  • superstrekoline placed above text
Cite this entry
APA

overbar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbar

MLA

“overbar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbar.

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