Inflection Definition

ĭn-flĕkshən
inflections
noun
inflections
A turn, bend, or curve.
Webster's New World
Any change in tone or pitch of the voice; modulation.
To signal a question by a rising inflection.
Webster's New World
An inflected form.
Webster's New World
The change of form by which some words indicate certain grammatical relationships, as number, case, gender, or tense.
Webster's New World
A change of a curve or arc from convex to concave or the reverse.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Inflection

Noun

Singular:
inflection
Plural:
inflections

Origin of Inflection

  • From the English inflexion, from Middle French inflexion, from Latin inflexio, inflexionis (“a bending away from”); the spelling inflection is due to influence from correction.

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Inflection Sentence Examples

  • We live at a defining moment for humanity, as the compounding effects of technology and civilization reach an inflection point.

  • The principal thing that is lacking is sentence accent and variety in the inflection of phrases.

  • The characters really seem to show voice inflection very well.

  • You can almost hear the inflection on the last sentence.

  • The Klong is rhythmic, the play being on the inflection of the voice in speaking the words, which inflection is arranged according to fixed schemes; the rhyme, if it can so be called, being sought not in the similarity of syllables but of intonation.

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Words Starting With

IININF

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IN & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With I10 Letter Words Ending With N