different between inflexion vs inflection

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflexion, itself borrowed from Latin ?nflexi?.

Noun

inflexion (countable and uncountable, plural inflexions)

1. Alternative spelling of inflection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflexi?, ?nflexi?nem.

Noun

inflexion f (plural inflexions)

1. change, especially a slight drop
2. bow (of the body or head)
3. (mathematics) inflection
4. (linguistics) vowel mutation

Derived terms

• point d'inflexion

References

• “inflexion” 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): /?n?fl?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• 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): declension, declination

Related terms

• inflect
• inflected

Translations