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square bracket en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.
   • We must, in short, employ a special bracket for operative relations ; and the square bracket is the most convenient. Hence [a + bβ] x denotes that a + bβ operates on x, and [φ]ⁿ denotes that φ operates on itself n - 1 times. 1905, Royal Irish Academy, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, page 33:
   • She said that she "believe[s] that everything happens for a reason."

Forms

Relateds

angle bracket · parenthesis · lenticular bracket · curly bracket · bracket · brace

Translations (57)

ja 角括弧 (symbol [ or ]) · it parentesi quadra (symbol [ or ]) · es corchete (symbol [ or ]) · sk hranatá zátvorka (symbol [ or ]) · ca claudàtor (symbol [ or ]) · da skarp parentes (symbol [ or ]) · gv lhoobeen (symbol [ or ]) · gl corchete (symbol [ or ]) · pl nawias kwadratowy (symbol [ or ]) · fi hakasulku (symbol [ or ]) · ro paranteză dreaptă (symbol [ or ]) · eo rekta krampo (symbol [ or ]) · cs hranatá závorka (symbol [ or ]) · gd camag cheàrnach (symbol [ or ]) · ro paranteză pătrată (symbol [ or ]) · uk квадра́тна ду́жка (symbol [ or ]) · cs závorka (symbol [ or ]) · fr crochet (symbol [ or ]) · tr köşeli ayraç (symbol [ or ]) · ms tanda kurung siku (symbol [ or ]) · nl blokhaakje (symbol [ or ]) · nl vierkante haak (symbol [ or ]) · nl vierkant haakje (symbol [ or ]) · ca parèntesi quadrat (symbol [ or ]) · pt colchete (symbol [ or ]) · hu szögletes zárójel (symbol [ or ]) · bg квадратна скоба (symbol [ or ]) · sv hakparentes (symbol [ or ]) · mk средна заграда (symbol [ or ]) · mr चौकोनी कंस (symbol [ or ]) · nb hakeparentes (symbol [ or ]) · el αγκύλη (symbol [ or ]) · sh uglata zagrada (symbol [ or ]) · ml കോഷ്ഠം (symbol [ or ]) · sk zátvorka (symbol [ or ]) · bg структурна скоба (symbol [ or ]) · tr köşeli parantez (symbol [ or ]) · de eckige Klammer (symbol [ or ]) · mi taiepa tūtika (symbol [ or ]) · vi dấu ngoặc vuông (symbol [ or ]) · pt parêntese reto (symbol [ or ]) · fi hakasulje (symbol [ or ]) · ru квадра́тная ско́бка (symbol [ or ]) · tl panalikop (symbol [ or ]) · mr चौकटी कंस (symbol [ or ]) · cy bach petryal (symbol [ or ]) · cmn 中括號 /中括号 (symbol [ or ]) · ast corchete (symbol [ or ]) · nl blokhaak (symbol [ or ]) · ga lúibín cearnach (symbol [ or ]) · fo hornklombur (symbol [ or ]) · bg сре́дна ско́ба (symbol [ or ]) · cmn 方括號 /方括号 (symbol [ or ]) · ka კვადრატული ფრჩხილები (symbol [ or ]) · be квадра́тная ду́жка (symbol [ or ]) · nrf crotchet cârré (symbol [ or ]) · sl oglati oklepaj (symbol [ or ])