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retroflex
(encz) | retroflex, v: |
Retroflex
(gcide) | Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.
retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
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retroflex
(wn) | retroflex
adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed]
2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the
hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex]
v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex, replicate]
2: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against
the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact
that speakers retroflex their consonants" |
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retroflex
(encz) | retroflex, v: |
retroflexed
(encz) | retroflexed, adj: |
retroflexion
(encz) | retroflexion, n: |
Retroflexed
(gcide) | Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.
retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
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Retroflexion
(gcide) | Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n.
The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.
Retroversion.
[1913 Webster] Retrofract |
retroflex
(wn) | retroflex
adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed]
2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the
hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex]
v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex, replicate]
2: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against
the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact
that speakers retroflex their consonants" |
retroflexed
(wn) | retroflexed
adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed] |
retroflexion
(wn) | retroflexion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
"retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion,
retroflection, retroflexion]
2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue
back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion]
3: the act of bending backward [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion] |
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