English-Thai Dictionary

inflection

N การผัน คำ (ทาง ไวยากรณ์  วิภัตติ  kan-pan-kam

 

inflection

N การ เปลี่ยนเสียง สูง ต่ำ  intonation pitch tone modulation kan-pian-sing-sung-lea-tam

 

inflection of verbs

N การผัน คำกริยา (ทาง ไวยากรณ์  วิภัตติ  kan-pan-kam-kri-ya

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFLECTION

n.[L. inflectio.] The act of bending or turning from a direct line or course. 1. In optics, a property of light by which its rays, when they approach a body, are bent towards it or from it.
2. In grammar, the variation of nouns, etc. , by declension, and verbs by conjugation.
3. Modulation of the voice in speaking.
More commonly inflection gives significance to tones.
Point of inflection, in geometry, the point where a curve begins to bend the contrary way.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFLECTION

In *flec "tion, n. Etym: [L. inflexio: cf. F. inflexion. See Inflect. ][Written also inflecxion.]

 

1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.

 

2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

 

3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.

 

4. (Gram. )

 

Defn: The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.

 

5. (Mus. ) (a ) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b ) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.

 

6. (Opt. )

 

Defn: Same as Diffraction. Point of inflection (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.

 

INFLECTIONAL

INFLECTIONAL In *flec "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to inflection; having, or characterized by, inflection. Max Müller.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inflection

in flec tion |inˈflekSHən ɪnˈflɛkʃən |(chiefly Brit. also inflexion ) ▶noun 1 Grammar 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. 2 the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice: she spoke slowly and without inflection | the variety of his vocal inflections. • the variation of the pitch of a musical note. 3 chiefly Mathematics a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve. DERIVATIVES in flec tion al |-SHənl |adjective, in flec tion al ly |-SHənl -ē |adverb, in flec tion less adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inward ’): from Latin inflexio (n- ), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve ’ (see inflect ).

 

inflection point

in flec tion point ▶noun 1 (also point of inflection ) Mathematics a point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature occurs. 2 (in business ) a time of significant change in a situation; a turning point.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inflection

inflection |ɪnˈflɛkʃ (ə )n |(chiefly Brit. also inflexion ) ▶noun 1 Grammar 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. • [ mass noun ] the process or practice of inflecting words. 2 [ mass noun ] the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice: she spoke slowly and without inflection | [ count noun ] : the variety of his vocal inflections. • the variation of the pitch of a musical note. 3 chiefly Mathematics a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve. DERIVATIVES inflectional adjective, inflectionally adverb, inflectionless adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards ’): from Latin inflexio (n- ), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve ’ (see inflect ).

 

inflection point

in |flec ¦tion point ▶noun 1 (also point of inflection ) Mathematics a point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature occurs. 2 chiefly US (in business ) a time of significant change in a situation; a turning point.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inflection

inflection noun when I read my lines, he'd gently correct my pronunciation and inflection: stress, cadence, rhythm, accent, intonation, pitch, emphasis, modulation, lilt, tone.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inflection

inflection noun 1 these distinctions are often encoded in verbal inflections: conjugation, declension; form, ending, case. 2 his voice was completely without inflection: stress, cadence, rhythm, accentuation, intonation, emphasis, modulation, metre, measure, rise and fall, swing, lilt, beat, change of pitch, change of tone, change of timbre. 3 technical a point of inflection: curving, curvature, bending, turning; curve, bend, turn, bow, crook, angle, arc, arch.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inflection

in flec tion ｟英 ｠-flex ion /ɪnflékʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 〘文法 〙(単語の )屈折変化 ; C (単語の )屈折変化する部分 .2 C U ｟書 ｠(声の )高低, 抑揚 ; 口調, なまり .3 U C 屈曲, 屈折 .～al 形容詞