inflection

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Inflection refers to the ups and downs of a language. Even if you can’t understand Italian yet, the inflection in your professor’s voice should tip you off to whether she's asking a question, giving a command, or making a joke.

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The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

Noun
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

Noun
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Noun
deviation from a straight or normal course

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

n.
The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

n.
A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

n.
A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.

n.
The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.

n.
Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.

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A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.

n.
Same as Diffraction.

Inflection

In*flec"tion , n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See Inflect.] [Written also inflecxion.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. 5. (Mus.) (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting. 6. (Opt.) Same as Diffraction. Point of inflection (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.

The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

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