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Definition of ")" [)]

  • Ends supplemental information (noun)
  • Ends a mathematical phrase that has increased precedence in terms of operators (noun)
  • Ends a parenthetical phrase (noun)
  • Ends shorthand for indicating that something can be singular or plural (noun)
  • Separates a number and an item in a list (noun)

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Use ")" in a sentence
  • "Neurotransmitters and certain enzymes are carried from the cell body through microtubules (c); along the axon (d); into the end bulb (e); and into small, spherical sacs called synaptic vesicles (f ) whose position along the membrane is controlled by the genes."
  • "Solar storms affecting radio/telegraph and voice transmissions in the winter of 1941–42 were predicted several months in advance in 1941, in bulletins issued by the United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards (NBS ) entitled Radio Transmission Handbook (NBSHB)."
  • "As Lloyd Bridges (Colonel Floyd Graham ) and Osa Massen (Dr. Lisa Van Horn) boarded theirRocketship X-M in the 1950 Hollywood classic of the same title, I don’t recall them commenting on the condoms and diapers they were wearing."