Inflecxion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion.
     See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.]
     1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
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     2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.


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     3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the
        rising and the falling inflection.
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     4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to
        mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person,
        mood, voice, etc.
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     5. (Mus.)
        (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the
            voice.
        (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in
            chanting.
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     6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}.
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     {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of
        which a curve bends in contrary ways.
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