breve

noun

1. 二全音符（现已罕用）
   a note that lasts as long as eight crotchets/quarter notes , which is rarely used in modern music

1. Conclusion The crus breve incudis is an important marker for operation.
   结论砧骨短脚是手术的重要标志；
2. Inhibition Effect of Allelochemicals from Large Seaweeds on Gymnodinium Breve
   大型海藻化感物质对短裸甲藻的抑制作用
3. Induction and characterization of α-d-galactosidase ( ec 3.2.1.22) from Bifidobacterium breve 203
   短双歧杆菌（Bifidobacteriumbreve203）α-D-半乳糖苷酶的诱导合成及部分酶性质研究

noun

1. a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound