Inflection

Inflection
Inflection Point
curve, bend; change in pitch or tone of the voice; addition of a suffix or other element to the basic form of a word to change its meaning or function

1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function(synonym) inflexion(hypernym) grammatical relation(hyponym) conjugation(derivation) inflect
2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language(synonym) prosody(hypernym) manner of speaking, speech, delivery(hyponym) intonation, modulation, pitch contour(derivation) tone, inflect, modulate
3. deviation from a straight or normal course(synonym) flection, flexion(hypernym) deviation, divergence, departure, difference
4. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified(synonym) modulation(hypernym) manner of speaking, speech, delivery(derivation) tone, inflect, modulate