What's the name of a large curly brace?
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I'm looking for a particular element for a project and I'm not sure what to google. What's the name of that large brace that is used to group items together? A crude Paint rendition:
single-word-requests nouns punctuation braces
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I'm looking for a particular element for a project and I'm not sure what to google. What's the name of that large brace that is used to group items together? A crude Paint rendition:
single-word-requests nouns punctuation braces
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
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You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
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You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
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This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
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In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33
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I'm looking for a particular element for a project and I'm not sure what to google. What's the name of that large brace that is used to group items together? A crude Paint rendition:
single-word-requests nouns punctuation braces
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
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I'm looking for a particular element for a project and I'm not sure what to google. What's the name of that large brace that is used to group items together? A crude Paint rendition:
single-word-requests nouns punctuation braces
single-word-requests nouns punctuation braces
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
133
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
133
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
edited Apr 7 '13 at 13:03
tchrist♦
108k28290463
108k28290463
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
133
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
133
asked Mar 25 '13 at 10:08
Horse
133
133
You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
1
You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
1
This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
2
In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33
add a comment |
You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
1
You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
1
This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
2
In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33
You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
1
1
You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
1
1
This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
2
2
In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33
In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33
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Braces or curly bracket according to Wikipedia
It is called a Side brace in Visio
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
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answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
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The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
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There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
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Braces or curly bracket according to Wikipedia
It is called a Side brace in Visio
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
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The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
1
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
add a comment |
4
Braces or curly bracket according to Wikipedia
It is called a Side brace in Visio
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
1
The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
1
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
add a comment |
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Braces or curly bracket according to Wikipedia
It is called a Side brace in Visio
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
Braces or curly bracket according to Wikipedia
It is called a Side brace in Visio
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
edited 2 days ago
Glorfindel
5,99383338
5,99383338
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:20
mplungjan
27.5k371108
27.5k371108
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The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
1
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
add a comment |
1
The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
1
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
1
1
The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
The Wikipedia article does not mention the particular usage of braces that the OP specifies. How in-house 'side brace' is is debatable, but I imagine there isn't a more generally used term. tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44330/… shows a sidebrace and an underbrace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:33
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
I do not know of a specific name for a curly bracket that is used to group things other than curly bracket/brace used to group things
– mplungjan
Mar 25 '13 at 12:38
1
1
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
There are braces other than side braces and underbraces (and possibly top braces). OP specifies 'large curly bracket' as opposed to 'curly bracket', so I assume he means multi-row or multi-column usages. He also asks what type of brace, not bracket. [Ah - his edit confirms this.] The Wikipedia article doesn't mention these. Your diagram is fine (and was upvoted).
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:48
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You're pushing it now! We'll be arguing over whether this is a left brace or a left medial brace.
– Edwin Ashworth
Mar 25 '13 at 12:55
1
You yourself have already called it “a large curly brace”; why would you need something else?
– tchrist♦
Mar 25 '13 at 14:24
1
This is not a duplicate of 302! This question is about what you call a single large curly brace that is used as a grouping mechanism to span multiple lines. I've wanted to know the answer to that question for many years myself.
– phenry
Feb 4 '14 at 19:56
2
In music, the large curly braces that span and join several staves are called accolades. The usage and meaning of this is exactly the same as in your picture, but as far as I know, the term is only used when referring specifically to musical notation.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 5 '14 at 23:33