English Dictionary
Definition of “inflection”
inflection or inflexion(ɪnˈflɛkʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- modulation of the voice
- (grammar) 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
- an angle or bend
- the act of inflecting or the state of being inflected
- mathematics a change in curvature from concave to convex or vice versa See also point of inflection
Alternative Forms
inˈflectional inˈflexional adjective inˈflectionally inˈflexionally adverb inˈflectionless inˈflexionless adjective
Usage examples
Proctor's voice was without inflection , merely stating a fact about which he had already made a foregone conclusion.
Meek, M R D, In Remembrance of Rose (1986)NTT says its system can also tell from the inflection of the voice whether someone is making a statement or asking a question.
New Scientist (1999)The eastern states ' upward inflection has never grated so much.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)He bore the thick, almost lyrical -- and sometimes impenetrable -- inflection of the Scottish isles.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)`Belle," he said, but the inflection did not require an answer.
Frank Delaney, Telling the Pictures (1993)
