figure dash

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word figure dash. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word figure dash, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say figure dash in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word figure dash you have here. The definition of the word figure dash will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offigure dash, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

The name comes from the fact that the symbol is the width of a single digit in fonts where this width is constant.

Noun

figure dash (plural figure dashes)

  1. The punctuation mark '‒' (used when a dash must be used in numbers).

Usage notes

If a dash is used to express a range (such as "the numbers from 1 to 10") an en dash is used instead of a figure dash ("the numbers 1–100")

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia