inflexão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexiōnem.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.flɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

Noun

inflexão f (plural inflexões)

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

References
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