Plural for the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice
“There was no inflection in her voice, and no particular emphasis on the title, but I marked the familiar way he addressed her and the formal manner in which she responded.”
(grammar) Plural for a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function
“The very little disposition inherent in our language to grammatical inflection will appear more striking when we distinguish purely grammatical from logical inflection.”
Plural for a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve
“However, the optimal cluster size depended on the point of inflection of the curve describing the relationship between female mating bias and cluster size.”
Plural for a special tone or impression associated with something
Plural for a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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