Definition of inflection

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Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

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Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) Same as Diffraction.
Inflectional :: Inflectional (a.) Of or pertaining to inflection; having, or characterized by, inflection..
Declension :: Declension (n.) The form of the inflection of a word declined by cases; as, the first or the second declension of nouns, adjectives, etc..
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison..
Declension :: Declension (n.) Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc., according to the grammatical cases..
Masculine :: Masculine (a.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender..
Flectional :: Flectional (a.) Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection..
Declinable :: Declinable (a.) Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
Accidence :: Accidence (n.) The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar..
Inflective :: Inflective (a.) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection..
Inflective :: Inflective (a.) Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as, the inflective quality of the air..
Inflexion :: Inflexion (n.) Inflection.
Case :: Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word..
Stem :: Stem (n.) The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
Acute :: Acute (v. t.) To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much..
Conjugation :: Conjugation (n.) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
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