Inflection

n.	1.	The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
	2.	A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
	3.	A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
	4.	(Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
	5.	(Mus.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
	6.	(Opt.) Same as Diffraction. Point of inflection (Geom.) the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways.

Noun	1.	inflection - a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function Synonyms: inflexion
	2.	inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language Synonyms: prosody
	3.	inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course Synonyms: flection, flexion
	4.	inflection - a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified Synonyms: modulation

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