flexion vs inflection what difference

what is difference between flexion and inflection

English

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛk.ʃən/

Noun

flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)

1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
2. The state of being bent or flexed.
3. Deviation from straightness.
4. (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

flexion f (plural flexions)

1. (grammar) inflection

Further reading

• “flexion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

For inflection templates, see Wiktionary:Inflection templates.

English

Alternative forms

• inflexion

Etymology

From the English inflexion, from Middle French inflexion, from Latin inflexio, inflexionis (“a bending away from”); the spelling inflection is due to influence from correction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
• Hyphenation: in‧flec‧tion

Noun

inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections)

1. (grammar) A change in the form of a word to express different grammatical categories.

2. A change in pitch or tone of voice.

3. (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
4. A turning away from a straight course.

5. (optometry) diffraction

Synonyms

• flection, flexion

Hyponyms

• (grammar): conjugation
• (grammar): comparison
• (grammar): declension, declination

Related terms

• inflect
• inflected

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