inflection
US /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/
・UK /ɪnˈflekʃn/
C1
noun
- Change in a person's voice when talking
- Change in ending depending on use in a sentence
- A change in form or character; a turning from a course or direction.
- A change in the form of a word to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.
- Modulation in or alteration of tone or pitch of the voice.