inflections in English

noun

1

a change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.

There are inflexions for number and tense, the vocabulary is Latin or Germanic for the most part, with all the baggage those words bring with them.

2

the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice.

she spoke slowly and without inflection

3

a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve.

However, the optimal cluster size depended on the point of inflection of the curve describing the relationship between female mating bias and cluster size.

synonyms: stress, cadence, rhythm, accent, intonation, pitch, emphasis, modulation, lilt, tone

noun

stress, cadence, rhythm, accent, intonation, pitch, emphasis, modulation, lilt, tone
prosody
inflexion
flection, flexion
modulation

Use "inflections" in a sentence

1. The inflections, the timing.

2. Inflections of ' Capitalize ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

3. Inflections of ' Cooperate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

4. Inflections of ' Condone ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

5. Inflections of ' Accompany ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

6. Inflections of ' Capsulize ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

7. Inflections of ' Compel ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

8. Inflections of ' Behoove ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

9. Inflections of ' Begrudge ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

10. Inflections of ' Circularize ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

11. Inflections of ' Assure ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

12. Inflections of ' Chastise ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

13. Inflections of ' Burgle ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

14. Inflections of ' Beset ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

15. Inflections of ' Aggravate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

16. Inflections of ' Assure ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

17. Inflections of ' Critique ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

18. Inflections of ' Beguile ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

19. Inflections of ' Backfire ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

20. Inflections of ' Bridle ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

21. Inflections of ' Beset ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

22. Inflections of ' Commence ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

23. Inflections of ' Commence ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

24. Inflections of ' Accompany ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

25. Inflections of ' Allege ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

26. Inflections of ' Chug ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

27. Inflections of ' Cerebrate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

28. Inflections of ' Burglarize ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

29. Inflections of ' Berate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

30. Inflections of ' Asseverate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

31. Inflections of ' Arouse ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

32. Inflections of ' Awe ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

33. Inflections of ' Abdicate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

34. Inflections of ' Alleviate ' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

35. In addition, there is over 1 million inflections.

36. In Chinese, inflections change the meaning of a word.

37. Everything is spelled out: facial expressions, voice inflections, and scenery.

38. Accidence: The section of morphology that deals with the inflections of words.

39. You need to work on those inflections when you're asking a question.

40. His playing was marked by voice-like inflections, glissandos and tremolo techniques.

41. But her natural timbre, phrasing tendencies and intuitive inflections suggest the comparison.

42. Translation 10.0 Plus also contains powerful reference tools for looking up words and inflections.

43. Inflections of 'Barrack' (n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.): npl plural

44. Accidence (countable and uncountable, plural Accidences) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar

45. Synonyms for Accentuations include emphases, stresses, accents, underscorings, weights, beats, inflexions, inflections, prominences and attentions

46. Part of speech: noun: inflections: abaci, Abacuses: definition: a device used for counting or calculating

47. Inflections of ' Burn ' (v): (⇒ conjugate) The past form "Burnt" is mainly used in UK English

48. Part of speech: transitive verb: inflections: anesthetizes, Anaesthetizes, anesthetizing, anaesthetizing, anesthetized, anaesthetized: definition: to render unable to

49. All data should be plotted on a chart to ensure proper inflections during the smoking process are observed.

50. He knew the inflections and the pauses, knew what she would say, word for word, before she spoke.