Associations to the word «Inflection»
Noun
- Speech
- Word
- Pitch
- Medallion
- Raising
- Language
- Orthography
- Dialect
- Pause
- Latin
- Respiration
- Semantic
- Horticulture
- Peculiarity
- Sg
- Utterance
- Hydra
- Spelling
- Insecticide
- Linguistic
- Meaning
- Distinction
- Repetition
- Possessor
- Termination
- Beneficiary
- Root
- Sanskrit
- Ir
- Linguist
- Borrowing
- Cloning
- Rhythm
- Tempo
- Cree
- Maximum
- Zulu
- Modification
- Irony
- Cor
- Pie
- Minimum
- Influenza
- Deaf
- Acc
- Analogy
- Grunt
- Plurality
- Hale
- Bene
- Correlate
- Infinity
- Lan
- Template
- Speaker
- Thou
- Adsorption
- Emotion
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
INFLECTION, noun. (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
INFLECTION, noun. A change in pitch or tone of voice.
INFLECTION, noun. (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
INFLECTION, noun. A turning away from a straight course.
INFLECTION, noun. (optometry) diffraction
INFLECTION POINT, noun. (mathematics) a point of inflection
INFLECTION POINTS, noun. Plural of inflection point
Dictionary definition
INFLECTION, noun. A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function.
INFLECTION, noun. The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
INFLECTION, noun. Deviation from a straight or normal course.
INFLECTION, noun. A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.