RETROFLEX

Meaning of RETROFLEX in English

adj. (also retroflexed) 1 Anat., Med., & Bot. turned backwards. 2 Phonet. = CACUMINAL. retroflexion n.

[ L retroflectere retroflex- (as RETRO-, flectere bend) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

RETROFLEX — adjective Etymology: New Latin ~us, from Latin retro- + flexus, past participle of flectere to bend Date: 1776 turned or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETROFLEX — ˈre.trəˌfleks sometimes ˈrē.t- adjective or ret·ro·flexed -st Etymology: retroflex International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin retroflexus bent backward, from retro- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETROFLEX — (a.) Alt. of Retroflexed
Английский словарь Webster
RETROFLEX — ( a. ) Alt. of Retroflexed
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETROFLEX — /re"treuh fleks'/ , adj. 1. bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion. 2. Phonet. articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETROFLEX — adj. bent backwards
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETROFLEX — adjective Etymology: New Latin retroflexus, from Latin retro- + flexus, past participle of flectere to bend Date: 1776 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETROFLEX — adj ·alt. of retroflexed.
Webster English vocab
RETROFLEX — [ 'rɛtrə(ʊ)flɛks ] (also ~ed ) ■ adjective 1》 Anatomy & Medicine turned backwards. 2》 Phonetics pronounced with the tip …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETROFLEX — [ret.ro.flex] adj [NL retroflexus, fr. L retro- + flexus, pp. of flectere to bend] (1776) 1: turned or bent abruptly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETROFLEX — in phonetics, a consonant sound produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward the hard palate. In Russian …
Britannica English vocabulary
RETROFLEX — retroflex adjective, noun, verb BrE AmE ˈretr ə ʊ fleks AmE \ -ə- ▷ retroflex|ed t ▷ retroflex|es ɪz əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RETROFLEX — / ˈretrəfleks; NAmE / adjective 1. ( medical ) ( of a part of the body ) turned backwards 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETROFLEX — ret ‧ ro ‧ flex /ˈretrəfleks/ BrE AmE adjective technical [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: retroflexus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETROFLEX — adj. (also retroflexed) 1 Anat., Med., & Bot. turned backwards. 2 Phonet. = CACUMINAL. øøretroflexion n. [L retroflectere retroflex- (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETROFLEX — adj. (also retroflexed) 1. Anat., Med., & Bot. turned backwards. 2 Phonet. CACUMINAL. Derivatives: retroflexion n. Etymology: L retroflectere retroflex- …
Oxford English vocab
RETROFLEX
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETROFLEX — загнутый назад (фонетика) ретрофлексивный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETROFLEX — a 1. загнутый назад 2. фон. ретрофлексивный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RETROFLEX — (a) загнутый назад; ретрофлексивный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RETROFLEX — a 1. загнутый назад 2. фон. ретрофлексивный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RETROFLEX — a 1. загнутый назад 2. фон. ретрофлексивный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RETROFLEX — загнутый назад (фонетика) ретрофлексивный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETROFLEX — adj. Pronunciation: ' re-tr ə - ˌ fleks Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin retroflexus, from Latin retro- + flexus, past …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAGON — I. noun see: wain Date: 15th century 1. a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETROFLEXION — or retroflection noun Date: 1845 the state of being bent back, the act or process of bending back, retroflex articulation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CACUMINAL — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin cacumin-, cacumen top, point Date: 1862 retroflex 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RETROFLEXED — adjective see retroflex
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOMAL — I. ˈdōməl adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin dom us house + English -al; in sense 2 & 3, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETROFLEXION — noun or ret·ro·flec·tion ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈflekshən Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin retroflexion-, retroflexio, from New Latin retroflexus bent backward + Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETROFLEXION — /re'treuh flek"sheuhn/ , n. 1. a bending backward. 2. Pathol. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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