inflection English

Meaning inflection meaning

What does inflection mean?

inflection

— noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

— noun (= prosody) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

— noun deviation from a straight or normal course

— noun (= modulation) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Synonyms inflection synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as inflection?

inflection English » English

inflexion

conjugation

declension

modulation

flexion

flection

intonation

inclination

bend

prosody

pitch

deflection

contrary flexure

contraflexure

case

accent

yawing

yaw

workings

work

tone

tipping

tint

tinge

tilt

tense

tendency

talent

sweep

slope

slant

sigmoidal

sigmoid

shade

retroflection

refraction

recurvation

recurvate

propensity

proclivity

penchant

operation

offset

nuance

movement

motion

mood

mode

list

leaning

Topics inflection topics

What do people use inflection to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds

• What words refer to the pitch of a sound?
  pitch tone note frequency inflection intonation modulation overtone tune tonality

Grammar

• What words are used to talk about grammar?
  inflect inflection case decline declension conjugate conjugation parse paradigm rule singular plural