'Diesis' definitions:
Definition of 'diesis'
(from WordNet)
noun
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: double dagger, double obelisk, diesis]
Definition of 'Diesis'
From: GCIDE
- Diesis \Di"e*sis\, n.; pl. Dieses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to let go through, dissolve; dia` through + ? to let go, send.]
- 1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice, but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Print.) The mark [dag]; -- called also double dagger. It is used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
- Syn: double obelisk. [1913 Webster]