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Definitions for Inflection
[1] modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
[2] Also flection. Grammar . the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base to give it a different syntactic function without changing its form class. the paradigm of a word. a single pattern of formation of a paradigm: noun inflection; verb inflection. the change in the shape of a word, generally by affixation, by means of which a change of meaning or relationship to some other word or group of words is indicated. the affix added to produce this change, as the -s in dogs or the -ed in played. the systematic description of such processes in a given language, as in serves from serve, sings from sing, and harder from hard (contrasted with derivation).
[3] a bend or angle.
[4] Mathematics . a change of curvature from convex to concave or vice versa.
[5] modulation of the voice
[6] (grammar) a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person, gender, number, or case
[7] an angle or bend
[8] the act of inflecting or the state of being inflected
[9] maths a change in curvature from concave to convex or vice versa See also point of inflection
Words related to Inflection
timbre, pronunciation, articulation, sound, enunciation, tone, modulation, variation, emphasis, pitch, tonality, change
Words nearby Inflection
inflationary spiral, inflationary universe, inflationism, inflationist, inflect, inflection, inflection point, inflectional, inflexed, inflexible, inflexion
Origin of Inflection
1525–35; variant spelling of inflexion < Latin inflexiōn- (stem of inflexiō ) a bending. See inflect, -ion
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Other words from Inflection
in·flec·tion·less , adjective
pre·in·flec·tion , noun
Synonyms for Inflection
articulation, pronunciation, timbre, tone of voice, change, emphasis, enunciation, modulation, pitch, sound, tonality, tone, variation