Inflection synonyms
ĭn-flĕk'shən
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The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.
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- The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.
- That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement.
- Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.
A variation in stress or pitch in speaking, as in distinguishing between the merely auxiliary and the lexical uses of a word (Ex.: “There is a post office on Main Street,” as contrasted with “There is the post office”)
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- A variation in stress or pitch in speaking, as in distinguishing between the merely auxiliary and the lexical uses of a word (Ex.: “There is a post office on Main Street,” as contrasted with “There is the post office”)
- The harmonious use of language, as in poetry or prose.
- A change in stress, pitch, loudness, or tone of the voice; an inflection of the voice.
(Linguistics) The use of changing pitch to convey syntactic information:
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- (Linguistics) The use of changing pitch to convey syntactic information:
- A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
- The type of pitch used at the end of a spoken sentence or phrase
pitch variation
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Any of the accepted or standard ways of pronouncing a word, etc.
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- Any of the accepted or standard ways of pronouncing a word, etc.
- A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.
- The act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, and phrases with regard to the production of sounds and the placing of stress, intonation, etc.
voice change
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change of grammatical form
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The moving of articulators to produce speech sounds
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- The moving of articulators to produce speech sounds
- The way in which parts are joined together
- A speech sound, especially a consonant.
The force per unit area applied to an object. Objects subject to stress tend to become distorted or deformed.
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- The force per unit area applied to an object. Objects subject to stress tend to become distorted or deformed.
- A condition of psychological strain occurring in people and animals, usually in response to adverse events and capable of causing symptoms and signs such as increased blood pressure, insomnia, and irritability.
- A condition of metabolic or physiologic impairment in an organism, occurring usually in response to adverse events and capable of causing physical damage:
Force of expression, thought, feeling, action, etc.
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- Force of expression, thought, feeling, action, etc.
- Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress:
- Special stress given as to a syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
A symbol or set of symbols expressing some mathematical fact, as a quantity or operation
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- A symbol or set of symbols expressing some mathematical fact, as a quantity or operation
- The outward manifestation of a mood or a disposition:
- The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation:
The transfer of goods or interest in goods from one person to another
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- The transfer of goods or interest in goods from one person to another
- The act or manner of speaking or singing:
- The act or manner of giving a speech, striking a blow, throwing a ball, etc.
accent (related)
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sound (related)
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A distinguishing style of expression
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- A distinguishing style of expression
- The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.
- Something that accentuates or contrasts something else, as a touch of color that makes the features of an image stand out.
The opening words of a Gregorian chant
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- The opening words of a Gregorian chant
- A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
- A use of pitch characteristic of a speaker or dialect:
(Painting) The effect produced by the combination of light, shade, and color
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- (Painting) The effect produced by the combination of light, shade, and color
- The simple or fundamental tone of a musical sound as distinguished from its overtones
- Quality of color:
tone-of-voice
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sounds (related)
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