Definition of inflection

• n. - The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
• n. - A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
• n. - A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
• n. - The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
• n. - Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
• n. - A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
• n. - Same as Diffraction.