overscore
/ˈoʊvərˌskɔr/
verb
- To draw a line above (a character, word, or symbol), often to indicate emphasis, a mathematical vinculum, or a repeating decimal.
- The editor used a red pen to overscore the words that needed correction.
- You can overscore the letter to show it is a variable in the equation.
- In the math problem, the teacher asked us to overscore the repeating digit.
noun
- A line drawn above a character, word, or symbol.
- The student added an overscore to the abbreviation to show it was a contraction.
- In some fonts, an overscore is used instead of an underline for certain symbols.
- The overscore above the number indicates it repeats forever.