Contagious vs Inflection - What's the difference?
contagious | inflection |
Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.
(grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
A turning away from a straight course.
(optometry) diffraction
As an adjective contagious
is of a disease, easily transmitted to others.As a noun inflection is
(grammar) a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.contagious
English
(wikipedia contagious)Adjective
(en adjective)- The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
- Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
- They were highly contagious , spreading bacteria to other people.
Synonyms
* (of a disease) catching, infectious * infectiousAntonyms
* non-contagiousDerived terms
* contagiousness * contagioninflection
English
(wikipedia inflection)Alternative forms
* inflexionNoun
- an inflection for gender, number, or tense