Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inflection

/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
in-flec-tion
IPA
/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Uncountable

noun

The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Countable

noun

The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Countable

noun

The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Countable

noun

A change in pitch or tone of voice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A turning away from a straight course.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Diffraction.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

inflections (plural) inflexion (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

inflectional inflectionless overinflection transflection

Phrases

inflection point

Frequently Paired Words

inflect inflected

Synonyms

flection flexion prosody modulation inflexion

Homonyms

inflexions

Rhymes With

election section collection direction protection connection selection infection reflection inspection detection perfection

Questions

How do you pronounce inflection?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/.
What does inflection mean?
The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby words take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
Where does inflection come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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