round bracket
Text aside marker
Round bracket is the British term for what Americans call a parenthesis—the curved punctuation marks ( ) used to set off supplementary or explanatory material.
The term distinguishes them from square brackets [ ] and curly brackets .
Put the date in round brackets after the title.
Rules for arranging words
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- tupleOrdered finite sequence
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
expression · subroutine · order of operations · code block · regular expression · mathematical notation · formula · equation
Punctuation enclosing supplementary text
- punctuation markWritten symbol guiding reading
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- braceDevice providing structural stability
Set off by punctuation
- digressionVeering off topic
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- interpolationEstimating between known values
insertion · tangent · afterthought · supplementary · incidental · subordinate clause · side note
Statement making something clear
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
definition · disambiguation · exemplification · expansion · translation · cross-reference · citation
syntax
Rules for arranging words
grouping · expression · subroutine · order of operations · code block · regular expression · mathematical notation · formula · equation
parenthesis
Punctuation enclosing supplementary text
- punctuation markWritten symbol guiding reading
- delimiterBoundary-marking character
- braceDevice providing structural stability
parenthetical
Set off by punctuation
- digressionVeering off topic
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- asideBrief theatrical digression
interpolation · insertion · tangent · afterthought · supplementary · incidental · subordinate clause · side note
explanation
Statement making something clear
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
elaboration · definition · disambiguation · exemplification · expansion · translation · cross-reference · citation
- bracketsparentheses, parenthesis, curly braces, curly brace, chevrons
round bracketsquare bracket
Angular enclosure mark
angle bracket · curly bracket · brace · chevron · curly brace
round, bracket, rounds, rounded, rounding, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness