RETROFLEX


Meaning of RETROFLEX in English

[ 'rɛtrə(ʊ)flɛks ]

(also ~ed )

■ adjective

1》 Anatomy & Medicine turned backwards.

2》 Phonetics pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled up towards the hard palate.

Derivatives

~ion noun

Origin

C18: from L. ~- , retroflectere 'bend backwards'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.