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inflection
noun(in-flec-tion)
the act or result of curving or bending : bend
inflection
noun(in-flec-tion)
change in pitch or loudness of the voice
inflection
noun(in-flec-tion)
the change of form that words undergo to mark such distinctions as those of case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice
inflection
noun(in-flec-tion)
a point on a curve that separates an arc concave upward from one concave downward and vice versa
inflection
noun phrase(in-flec-tion)
inflection point

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