التي في فئةENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
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التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From the English _inflexion_, from Middle French _inflexion_, from Latin _inflexio_, _inflexionis_ (“a bending away from”); the spelling _inflection_ is due to influence from _correction_.
From the English inflexion, from Middle French inflexion, from Latin inflexio, inflexionis (“a bending away from”); the spelling inflection is due to influence from correction.
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
* Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
* Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
- Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
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English - Noun
INFLECTION (_countable and uncountable_, _plural_ INFLECTIONS)
* (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
_an INFLECTION for gender, number, or tense_
* A change in pitch or tone of voice.
* (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
* A turning away from a straight course.
* (optometry) diffraction
SYNONYMS
* flection
* flexion
HYPONYMS
* (grammar): conjugation
* (grammar): declension
RELATED TERMS
* inflect
* inflected
TRANSLATIONS
inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections)
- (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
- A change in pitch or tone of voice.
- (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- A turning away from a straight course.
- (optometry) diffraction
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (grammar): conjugation
- (grammar): declension
