1. changes in the form of a word to express different grammatical functions such as tense, number, or case
Usage: linguistics
2. changes in the pitch or tone of the voice while speaking
3. changes in direction or curvature
Usage: formal

Examples

• The inflections of English verbs include adding -ed for past tense.
• Spanish has many more inflections than English.
• Her voice had beautiful inflections that made the story captivating.
• The speaker’s inflections conveyed doubt about the proposal.
• The road’s gentle inflections followed the hillside contours.
• The architect designed inflections in the building’s facade.
• Students must learn the inflections of irregular verbs.