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macron
noun 
  1. (orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark placed over a vowel. It usually is used to indicate that the pronunciation of the vowel is long.
Translations: 
  • French: macron
  • German: Makron , Macron , Lí¤ngestrich
  • Spanish: macrón
Etymology: Greek , "long thing", from , "long".

     
 
  

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