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| inflection [ in fléksh'n ] (plural inflections) or inflexion [ in fléksh'n ] (plural inflexions) |
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1. change in pitch: a change in the pitch or tone of the voice
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2. grammar word change: a change in the form of a word, often an addition at the end of it, that indicates a particular grammatical function, e.g. the 's' added to most English nouns when they are plural
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3. grammar altered form of word: an altered form of a word, e.g. one showing a change in tense, mood, gender, or number, or the part of the word that changes in this way
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4. bending: a turning from a straight line or course, or a more general change in direction
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5. mathematics
Same as point of inflection
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  inflectional adjective |
| inflectionally adverb |
| inflectionless adjective |
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