See Also: inflection(medicine)
inflection(dictionary)
inflection(dictionary)

inflection (oh)



[U] technical the way in which a word changes its form to show a difference in its meaning or use
[C] technical one of the forms of a word that changes in this way, or one of the parts that is added to it
[U and C] the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
-- inflectional adj