inflexion

See also: inflexión

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflexion, itself borrowed from Latin īnflexiō.

Noun

inflexion (countable and uncountable, plural inflexions)

1. Alternative spelling of inflection

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

inflexion f (plural inflexions)

1. change, especially a slight drop
2. bow (of the body or head)
3. (mathematics) inflection
4. (linguistics) vowel mutation

Derived terms

• point d’inflexion

References

• “inflexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.