Word

inflection, n.
(inflections)
freq. cnt. 2

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

inflection prosody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inflect

semantic pointers

hypernym

speech, manner of speaking, delivery

hyponym

intonation, modulation, pitch contour caesura enjambment, enjambement stress, emphasis, accent rhythm, speech rhythm

a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

inflection inflexion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inflectional inflect

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inflect

semantic pointers

hypernym

grammatical relation

hyponym

conjugation declension paradigm pluralization, pluralisation

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
<noun.communication>

inflection modulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

modulate modulate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inflect

semantic pointers

hypernym

speech, manner of speaking, delivery

deviation from a straight or normal course
<noun.event>

flection flexion inflection

semantic pointers

hypernym

difference, deviation, departure, divergence