inflection

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[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• inflexion

[edit] Etymology

From the English inflexion, from the Latin inflexio, inflexionis (a bending away from); the variant spelling inflection is due to influence from correction.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

inflection (countable and uncountable; plural inflections)

1. (grammar) a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
2. a change in pitch or tone of voice.
3. (mathematics) a change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
4. a turning away from a straight course.

[edit] Synonyms

• flection
• flexion

[edit] Hyponyms

• (grammar): conjugation
• (grammar): declension

[edit] Related terms

• inflect
• inflected

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