INFLECTION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word inflection. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INFLECTION
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| flection | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being flexed (as of a joint) • deviation from a straight or normal course | ||||||
| flexion | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being flexed (as of a joint) • deviation from a straight or normal course • act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | ||||||
| inflexion | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function | ||||||
| modulation | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a musical passage moving from one key to another • (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase • rise and fall of the voice pitch • a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified • the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) | ||||||
| prosody | nounn | |||||
noun • the patterns of stress and intonation in a language • (prosody) a system of versification • the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | ||||||