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inflection noun

  /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
  • (grammar, uncountable) A change in the form of a word (morphologic change) to express different grammatical categories.
 flexão
  • A turning away from a straight course.
 desvio, inflexão
  • A change in pitch or tone of voice.
 entonação, inflexão
  • (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
 inflexão

inflect verb

  /ɪnˈflɛkt/
  • (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
 flexionar, variar

inflectable adjective

  • (linguistics) That can be inflected.
 desigual
point of inflection
ponto de inflexão
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