About The Word Retroflex
Learn about the word Retroflex to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Retroflex definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Retroflex
| Retroflex Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Retroflex?
[adj] (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
[adj] bent or curved backward [v] articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" [v] bend or turn backward Synonyms | Synonyms for Retroflex: backward | cacuminal | replicate | retroflexed Related Terms | Find terms related to Retroflex: See Also | articulate | bend | enounce | enunciate | flex | pronounce | say | sound out Retroflex In Webster's Dictionary \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.
retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Throaty ‐ sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty…
- Mustard sauce ‐ prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar…
- Seriola zonata ‐ fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and…
- Galvanic ‐ affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an…
- Resurrection fern ‐ fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish…
- Marabou ‐ downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments [n]…
- Nicholas vachel lindsay ‐ United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems…
- Afraid ‐ filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant…
- Stroheim ‐ United States film actor (born in Austria)…
- Treasure chest ‐ a chest filled with…