Found 2 items, similar to Inflection.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inflection inflection n 1: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function [syn: inflexion] 2: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: prosody] 3: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: flection, flexion] 4: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified [syn: modulation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inflection 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. [1913 Webster] 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. [1913 Webster] 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 6. (Opt.) Same as Diffraction. [1913 Webster] Point of inflection (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways. [1913 Webster]