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Inflection Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inflection? [n] the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [n] a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified [n] deviation from a straight or normal course [n] a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inflection: flection \| flexion \| inflexion \| prosody Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inflection: accent \| accidence \| affix \| affixation \| allomorph \| angle \| apex \| articulation \| bend \| bending \| bifurcation \| bight \| bound morpheme \| bow \| bowing \| cant \| chevron \| coin \| conflexure \| conjugation \| corner \| crank \| crook \| crotchet \| cutting \| declension \| deflection \| derivation \| difference of form \| dogleg \| elbow \| ell \| enclitic \| enunciation \| flection \| flex \| flexure \| fork \| formative \| free form \| furcation \| geanticline \| geosyncline \| hairpin turn \| hook \| IC analysis \| immediate constituent analysis \| infix \| infixation \| intonation \| intonation pattern \| knee \| L \| meander \| modulation \| morph \| morpheme \| morphemic analysis \| morphemics \| morphology \| morphophonemics \| nook \| oxbow \| paradigm \| pitch \| pitch accent \| point \| prefix \| prefixation \| proclitic \| pronunciation \| quoin \| radical \| reflection \| root \| S-curve \| speech tune \| stem \| suffix \| suffixation \| suprasegmental \| sweep \| swerve \| theme \| timbre \| tonality \| tone \| tone of voice \| turn \| turning \| veer \| vertex \| word-formation \| zag \| zig \| zigzag See Also \| accent \| caesura \| conjugation \| declension \| delivery \| departure \| deviation \| difference \| divergence \| emphasis \| enjambement \| enjambment \| grammatical relation \| intonation \| manner of speaking \| modulation \| paradigm \| pitch contour \| rhythm \| speech \| speech rhythm \| stress Inflection In Webster's Dictionary \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. 5. (Mus.) (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting. 6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}. {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.

Inflection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inflection?

[n] the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
[n] a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
[n] deviation from a straight or normal course
[n] a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

Synonyms | Synonyms for Inflection: flection | flexion | inflexion | prosody

Inflection In Webster's Dictionary

\In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion.
See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.]
1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the
   rising and the falling inflection.

4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to
   mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person,
   mood, voice, etc.

5. (Mus.)
   (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the
       voice.
   (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in
       chanting.

6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}.

{Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of
   which a curve bends in contrary ways.

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