Breve

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000767",
  "term": "Breve",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A diacritical mark shaped like a small curved line, placed over a vowel to indicate a short pronunciation, as in the word \"căt.\" In typography, it is a specific character that must be correctly positioned above the base letter. It is distinct from a macron, which indicates a long vowel sound.",
  "synonyms": [
    "micron"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "brachy"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Breve",
    "es": "breve",
    "fr": "brève"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/breve/"
}