inflection

a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person, gender, number, or case

3.

an angle or bend

4.

the act of inflecting or the state of being inflected

5. mathematics

a change in curvature from concave to convex or vice versa

Inflection

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noun

1.

a turning, bending, or curving

2.

a turn, bend, or curve

3.

any change in tone or pitch of the voice; modulation

to signal a question by a rising inflection

4.

a change of a curve or arc from convex to concave or the reverse

5. Grammar

a.

the change of form by which some words indicate certain grammatical relationships, as number, case, gender, or tense

b.

an inflected form

c.

an inflectional element, as those bound forms used in English to form the plural and possessive case of nouns (ships, ship's) and the past tense and third person singular, present indicative, of verbs (he shipped, he ships)

Inflection

see synonyms of inflection

n.

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

2. Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice.

3. Grammar

a. An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base, as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, person, mood, or tense.

b. An affix indicating such a grammatical feature, as the -s in the English third person singular verb form speaks.

c. The paradigm of a word.

d. A pattern of forming paradigms, such as noun inflection or verb inflection.

4. A turning or bending away from a course or position of alignment.

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