'Inflection' definitions:
Definition of 'inflection'
(from WordNet)
noun
A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function [syn: inflection, inflexion]
noun
The patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: prosody, inflection]
noun
noun
A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified [syn: modulation, inflection]
Definition of 'Inflection'
From: GCIDE
- Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See Inflect.] [Written also inflecxion.]
- 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Opt.) Same as Diffraction. [1913 Webster]
- Point of inflection (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inflection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accidence,
- affix,
- affixation,
- allomorph,
- angle,
- apex,
- articulation,
- bend,
- bending,
- bifurcation,
- bight,
- bound morpheme,
- bow,
- bowing,
- cant,
- chevron,
- coin,
- conflexure,
- conjugation,
- corner,
- crank,
- crook,
- crotchet,
- cutting,
- declension,
- deflection,
- derivation,
- difference of form,
- dogleg,
- elbow,
- ell,
- enclitic,
- enunciation,
- flection,
- flex,
- flexure,
- fork,
- formative,
- free form,
- furcation,
- geanticline,
- geosyncline,
- hairpin turn,
- hook,
- IC analysis,
- immediate constituent analysis,
- infix,
- infixation,
- intonation,
- intonation pattern,
- knee,
- L,
- meander,
- modulation,
- morph,
- morpheme,
- morphemic analysis,
- morphemics,
- morphology,
- morphophonemics,
- nook,
- oxbow,
- paradigm,
- pitch,
- pitch accent,
- point,
- prefix,
- prefixation,
- proclitic,
- pronunciation,
- quoin,
- radical,
- reflection,
- root,
- S-curve,
- speech tune,
- stem,
- suffix,
- suffixation,
- suprasegmental,
- sweep,
- swerve,
- theme,
- timbre,
- tonality,
- tone,
- tone of voice,
- turn,
- turning,
- veer,
- vertex,
- word-formation,
- zag,
- zig,
- zigzag