| inflection or inflexion (ɪnˈflɛkʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | modulation of the voice |
| 2. | (grammar) a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person, gender, number, or case |
| 3. | an angle or bend |
| 4. | the act of inflecting or the state of being inflected |
| 5. | maths See also point of inflection a change in curvature from concave to convex or vice versa |
| inflexion or inflexion | |
| —n | |
| in'flectional or inflexion | |
| —adj | |
| in'flexional or inflexion | |
| —adj | |
| in'flectionally or inflexion | |
| —adv | |
| in'flexionally or inflexion | |
| —adv | |
| in'flectionless or inflexion | |
| —adj | |
| in'flexionless or inflexion | |
| —adj | |