The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circumflexion
Circumflexion \Cir`cum*flex"ion\, n.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.
Wiktionary
circumflexion
n. 1 The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form. 2 A wind about; a turning or fold.