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Inflection - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Inflection : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Inflection |
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pagepeoplecom: @crookedstamper heh heh, exactly! (I apparently don't posess the exact level of Inflection you speak of- darn) . |
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crookedstamper: @pagepeoplecom It's all in the Inflection, my dear. ;-) |
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gregspence: When reporters go to broadcasting school are they required to start talking with that same, annoying, newscaster Inflection? #thingsihate |
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