noun a bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
2. inflection ·noun ·same·as diffraction.
3. inflection ·noun the act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
4. inflection ·noun a departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
5. inflection ·noun any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
6. inflection ·noun a slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
7. inflection ·noun the variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, ·etc.