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INFLECTION
prosody, inflection
(noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
modulation, inflection
(noun) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
inflection, flection, flexion
(noun) deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection, inflexion
(noun) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections)
(grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
A turning away from a straight course.
(optometry) diffraction
Synonyms
• flection, flexion
Hyponyms
• (grammar): conjugation
• (grammar): declension, declination
Source: Wiktionary
In*flec"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: Same as Diffraction. Point of inflection (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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