1. a change in the pitch or tone of the voice
2. a change in the form of a word to express different grammatical meanings
Usage: grammar
3. a change in direction or curvature

Examples

• The teacher’s inflection made the question sound like a statement.
• Her voice had a rising inflection at the end of each sentence.
• The inflection of verbs in Spanish can be quite complex.
• Students must learn the inflection patterns for irregular nouns.
• The road showed a sharp inflection as it curved around the mountain.
• The graph displays an inflection point where the trend changes direction.