Inflection vs Inflective - What's the difference?
inflection | inflective |
(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
(grammar) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.
Capable of, or relating to, inflection; deflecting.
* Derham
In grammar terms the difference between inflection and inflective
is that inflection is a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function while inflective is inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.As a noun inflection
is a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.As an adjective inflective is
inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.inflection
English
(wikipedia inflection)Alternative forms
* inflexionNoun
- an inflection for gender, number, or tense
Synonyms
* flection * flexionHyponyms
* (grammar) conjugation * (grammar) declensioninflective
English
Adjective
(-)- the inflective quality of the air