Inflection

·noun A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

II. Inflection ·noun ·same·as Diffraction.

III. Inflection ·noun The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

IV. Inflection ·noun A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.

V. Inflection ·noun Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.

VI. Inflection ·noun A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.

VII. Inflection ·noun The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, ·etc.