inflection
Syllables: in·flec·tion/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
inflection noun: the linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
Noun
inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections)
- The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- In English, word order often does the work that inflection did in Latin.
- Any specific type of morphological variation, which applies to a given word class.
- The second-person imperative is a verbal inflection found in many Indo-European languages.
- An affix representing a given variation.
- English's regular inflection for number in plural nouns is the suffix -s.
- Any specific morphological form of a particular word, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.
- Recite every inflection for each of these words.
- A change in pitch or tone of voice.
- A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- A turning away from a straight course.
- inflection from the rules
- Diffraction.
inflection meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
inflection in Hindi
- variation in the word form reflecting grammatical features
- विभक्ति vibhakti
inflection in Marathi
- inflection
- कार्य kārya
inflection in Urdu
- inflection
- تصریف tasrīf
inflection in Bengali
- inflection
- মোড় mōṛ
- inflection, a part of speech, word
- পদ pod
More languagesFewer languages
- inflection in Malayalam
- ശബ്ദത്തിന്റെ ധ്വനിയിലുള്ള മാറ്റം, നേർഗതിയിൽനിന്നു തിരിഞ്ഞുമാറുക
- inflection in Kannada
- ಮಾರ್ಪು, ಬಾಗು, ಬಾಗುಹ, ಕೊಣಲು
- inflection in Odia
- ବିଭକ୍ତି bibhakti
- inflection in Sanskrit
- व्यय vyaya
- inflection in Sinhala
- වරනැගීම
- inflection in Tagalog
- sabaylo
- inflection in Indonesian
- infleksi
- inflection in Persian
- تصریف tasrif
Examples of inflection in a sentence
- In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.
- He acutes his rising inflection too much.
- The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line.
Synonyms of inflection
Forms of inflection
| plural | inflections |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | inflexion |
Origin of inflection
From older inflexion, borrowed from Middle French inflexion, itself borrowed from Latin inflexiōnem (“alteration”, literally “bending”). The English spelling with ⟨ct⟩ is due to influence from inflect or related words like correction.
Words formed from inflection
Phrases with inflection
Words that rhyme with inflection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
- direction
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about inflection
- What does inflection mean?
- Inflection means the linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- What is inflection in Hindi?
- Inflection in Hindi is विभक्ति (vibhakti). See Inflection meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inflection?
- Inflection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inflection?
- Inflection is pronounced /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/.
- What is the plural of inflection?
- The plural of inflection is inflections.
Words near inflection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inflection (page history and authors); कार्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); تصریف (Urdu) (page history and authors); পদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); inflection (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inflection (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ବିଭକ୍ତି (Odia) (page history and authors); व्यय (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); inflection (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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