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underbar

underbar noun: a bar placed under a symbol.

Noun

underbar (plural underbars)

  1. A bar placed under a symbol.
    • ̲A is the letter A with an underbar.
  2. Synonym of underscore.
    Synonyms:
    underscore

Verb

underbar (third-person singular simple present underbars, present participle underbarring, simple past and past participle underbarred)

  1. (transitive) To place a bar under (a symbol).

Synonyms of underbar

Forms of underbar

Noun
pluralunderbars
Verb
third-person singular presentunderbars
present participleunderbarring
past participleunderbarred
pastunderbarred

Origin of underbar

From under- + bar.

Questions about underbar

What does underbar mean?
Underbar means a bar placed under a symbol.
What part of speech is underbar?
Underbar can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underbar?
The plural of underbar is underbars.

Words near underbar in the dictionary

  1. underballast
  2. underballasted
  3. underballasting
  4. underballasts
  5. underbanked
  6. underbar
  7. underbark
  8. underbarred
  9. underbarrel
  10. underbarrier
  11. underbarring

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