Associations to the word «Retroflection»

Wiktionary

RETROFLECTION, noun. Being bent backwards

Dictionary definition

RETROFLECTION, noun. A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus".
RETROFLECTION, noun. An articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth.
RETROFLECTION, noun. The act of bending backward.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke