Inflection
[ɪn'flekʃ(ə)n] or [ɪn'flɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) deviation from a straight or normal course.
(noun.) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function.
Typed by Jewel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
(n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
(n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
(n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
(n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
(n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
(n.) Same as Diffraction.
Typist: Rex
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Bending, curvature, bend, curvity, flexure, crook.[2]. (Gram.) Variation (in declension or in conjugation).[3]. (Music and Elocution.) Modulation (of the voice).
Edited by Hilda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bend, curvature, inflexion, flexion
ANT:Straightness, rectilinearity, directness
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Examples
- It is quite another to reproduce in one place the exact inflection, tone, and quality of a voice that is speaking hundreds of miles away, across rivers and mountains. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- She could not go on, although Rebecca, with the smallest inflection of sarcasm in her voice, besought her to continue that charming story. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His voice sank into the tenderest inflections, his smile expressed a thoughtful, fatherly admiration, whenever he spoke to Laura or to me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Editor: Oswald