Inflection
n.- The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
- 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 - (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
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(Mus.) Same as
Diffraction . - Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
- A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.
