ALL meanings of inflexion
in·flex·ion
I i - noun inflexion modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. 1
- noun inflexion Also, flection. Grammar. the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base to give it a different syntactic function without changing its form class. the paradigm of a word. a single pattern of formation of a paradigm: noun inflection; verb inflection. the change in the shape of a word, generally by affixation, by means of which a change of meaning or relationship to some other word or group of words is indicated. the affix added to produce this change, as the -s in dogs or the -ed in played. the systematic description of such processes in a given language, as in serves from serve, sings from sing, and harder from hard (contrasted with derivation). 1
- noun inflexion a bend or angle. 1
- noun inflexion Mathematics. a change of curvature from convex to concave or vice versa. 1
- noun inflexion Alternative spelling of inflection. 1
- abbreviation INFLEXION inflection 0