What is the difference between inflexion and inflection?
inflexion | inflection | Alternative forms |
(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
Inflection is a alternative form of inflexion.
Inflection is a hypernym of inflexion.
As nouns the difference between inflexion and inflection
is that inflexion is an alternative spelling of lang=en while inflection is a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.inflection
English
(wikipedia inflection)Alternative forms
* inflexionNoun
- an inflection for gender, number, or tense
