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Meanings of inflection in inglés

portugués
flexão

Deviation from a straight or normal course.

flexão
ruso
флексия
portugués
flexão
español
flexion
catalán
flexió gramatical

Modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender and case.

flexion
portugués
prosódia
catalán
prosòdia

The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.

prosódia

A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified.

Synonyms
Examples for "prosody"
Examples for "prosody"
1
No analysis of his prosody can explain the wonders of his workmanship.
Milton
2
As regards Björnson's prosody, I am aware that it is sometimes defective.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature
3
Subjects were asked to intone neutral-content sentences with happy, sad, and neutral prosody.
Pubmed
4
It also has an auditory system that detects prosody in speech.
Human
5
She did not show the usual speech prosody and social deficits associated with NLD.
Pubmed
Usage of inflection in inglés
1
The Performance Measures tool arrives at an inflection point for government transparency.
Wired
2
The state-level data could signal an inflection point muffled by national statistics.
Reuters
3
Loncar said approval of tisagenlecleucel would represent an inflection point for investors.
Reuters
4
She simply added to it. There was no inflection in her words.
Fragile Eternity
5
The inflection of her speech told him all he needed to know.
Immortal wolf
6
Prediction of an inflection point for rapid deformity progression has proven difficult.
Pubmed
7
One of the particles of cinder caused some inflection in 8 hrs.
Insectivorous Plants
8
A voice with a Southern German inflection relieved him of the decision.
Melnitz
9
Reliable reusable rockets will be an inflection point in making space accessible.
Wired
10
There was just a hint of a rising inflection in the accent.
The Precipice: A Novel
11
There was little of encouragement in the word with its accompanying inflection.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
12
I hear her coming, the slamming of doors, the raised old-lady inflection.
Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
13
Owing to the weakness of the solution, inflection occurred, except in No.
Insectivorous Plants
14
A steady, clear inflection as if he were giving a nature-trail talk.
The blue edge of midnight
15
The professor found it difficult to say this with the proper inflection.
The Window-Gazer
16
In spite of himself, he had given the word an apologetic inflection.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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Translations for inflection
Inflection through the time
Inflection across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common