Definition of inflections Inflections

/ɪnflɛˈkʃʌnz/ - [inflekshunz] -

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British English

inflexions

American English

inflections

What does inflections mean?

Wiktionary

inflections (Noun)
Plural of inflection.

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inflections, noun, plural of inflection.

WordNet

Noun Plural: inflections
inflection - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
		inflexion
		grammatical relation a linguistic relation established by grammar
		conjugation a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
		declension a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"
		paradigm the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course
		flection, flexion
inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
		prosody
		manner of speaking, delivery, speech your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
		pitch contour, intonation, modulation the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
		caesura a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
		enjambement, enjambment the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
		emphasis, accent, stress special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
inflection - a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
		modulation
		manner of speaking, delivery, speech your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

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Wiktionary

inflection (Noun)
A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
inflection (Noun)
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
inflection (Noun)
A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
inflection (Noun)
A turning away from a straight course.
inflection (Noun)
diffraction.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

inflection (n.)
The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
inflection (n.)
A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
inflection (n.)
A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
inflection (n.)
The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
inflection (n.)
Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
inflection (n.)
A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
inflection (n.)
Same as Diffraction.