inflexion
pronunciation
How to pronounce inflexion in British English:
UK [ɪn'flekʃən]
How to pronounce inflexion in American English:
US [ɪnˈflɛkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Word Origin
- inflexion (n.)
- see inflection; also see -xion.
Example
- 1. New cars come forth continuously , mid and high-class cars meet a new inflexion ?
- 2. " That 's effectively been a whole series of inflexion points , which is generally not good for momentum strategies , " he says .
- 3. She spoke with that gentle infinitesimal inflexion of mockery which descended to her from her mother .
- 4. She spoke with that gentle , infinitesimal inflexion of mockery which descended to her from her mother .
- 5. Because the pressure of total energy consumption and the composition of coal consumption and oil consumption have an obvious influence on ecological footprint , so the increase of the growth rate will improve the ecological footprint pressure , cause the ecological footprint of curve more steeply , and delay the arrival of inflexion point of kuznets curve .