inflexion

[US]/ɪn'flekʃən/
[UK]/ɪn'flɛkʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. change in pitch or tone, modulation, curve, meandering, turning point.

Phrases & Collocations

grammatical inflexion

verbal inflexion

morphological inflexion

inflexion point

Real-world Examples

God will recognize his angels by the inflexions of their voices and by their secret sighs.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

Now upward and downward inflexion, downward inflexion is often used to say this is the way it is; there's no other way.

Source: Big Think Super Thoughts

A woman opened the door. She looked at me, then she spoke rapidly to the little girl in Italian, with a rising inflexion, then a pause, interrogatory.

Source: The Sound and the Fury

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