INFLECTIONAL

inflectional

(adjective) characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions; “inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and person etc.”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inflectional (comparative more inflectional, superlative most inflectional)

(grammar) Of or pertaining to inflection.

Antonym: derivational

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve.

Synonyms

• flectional (flexional)

Source: Wiktionary


In*flec"tion*al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to inflection; having, or characterized by, inflection. Max MĂĽller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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