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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   inflection

   • IPA[inˈflekSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     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；the process or practice of inflecting words.

   • noun: inflection, plural noun: inflections

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 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 a set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections 同義詞 conjugation, declension, form, ending, case
   • ▪ the process or practice of inflecting words.
   • 2. the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice she spoke slowly and without inflection the variety of his vocal inflections 同義詞 stress, cadence, rhythm, accentuation, intonation, ... 更多emphasis, modulation, meter, measure, rise and fall, swing, lilt, beat, change of pitch, change of tone, change of timbre
   • ▪ the variation of the pitch of a musical note.
   • 3. a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve the point of inflection of the bell-shaped curve 同義詞 curving, curvature, bending, turning, curve, ... 更多bend, turn, bow, crook, angle, arc, arch