inflexão

Portuguese

Noun

inflexão f (plural inflexões)

  1. inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)
  2. (mathematics) inflection (change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave)
  3. inflection (turning away from a straight course)
  4. (grammar) inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)

Synonyms

  • (change in pitch or tone of voice): entonação
  • (turning away from a straight course): desvio
  • (change in word form): flexão
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