Seminal vs Inflection - What's the difference?
seminal | inflection |
Of or relating to seed or semen.
Creative or having the power to originate.
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
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(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 seminal
is seminal.As a noun inflection is
(grammar) a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.seminal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.
- "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.
Synonyms
* (relating to seed) germinal * (creative) innovative, primary * (highly influential) innovative, formativeDerived terms
* seminality * seminallyAnagrams
*inflection
English
(wikipedia inflection)Alternative forms
* inflexionNoun
- an inflection for gender, number, or tense