inflection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inflection	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflection n a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function Synonym(s): inflection, inflexion the patterns of stress and intonation in a language Synonym(s): prosody, inflection deviation from a straight or normal course Synonym(s): inflection, flection, flexion a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified Synonym(s): modulation, inflection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. 5. (Mus.) (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting. 6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}. {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.