01 n. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
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The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
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A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
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A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
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The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.(Gram.)
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Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.(Mus.)
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Phrases & compounds
Point of inflection —
the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.