Definition of inflection

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Inflection (n.) Same as Diffraction.

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Stem :: Stem (n.) The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
Declension :: Declension (n.) The form of the inflection of a word declined by cases; as, the first or the second declension of nouns, adjectives, etc..
Flectional :: Flectional (a.) Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection..
Inflective :: Inflective (a.) Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as, the inflective quality of the air..
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison..
Noninflectional :: Noninflectional (a.) Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection..
Acute :: Acute (v. t.) To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much..
Inflexion :: Inflexion (n.) Inflection.
Homoioptoton :: Homoioptoton (n.) A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally..
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
Deflectionization :: Deflectionization (n.) The act of freeing from inflections.
Conjugation :: Conjugation (n.) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections.
Inflected :: Inflected (a.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to, inflection; inflective..
Declinable :: Declinable (a.) Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech..
Sing :: Sing (v. i.) To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece..
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly..
Anaptotic :: Anaptotic (a.) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages..
Inflexure :: Inflexure (n.) An inflection; a bend or fold.
Flexion :: Flexion (n.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection..
Paradigm :: Paradigm (n.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection..
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