diesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
    double obelisk; double dagger.

WordNet

Di"e*sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to let go through, dissolve; through + to let go, send.
Wordforms
plural Dieses
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice, but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals.
  2. (Print.) The mark &ddagr;; -- called also double dagger.

Webster 1913