retroflex

ret·ro·flex

adj \ˈre-trə-ˌfleks\

Definition of RETROFLEX

1

: turned or bent abruptly backward

2

: articulated with the tongue tip turned up or curled back just under the hard palate <retroflex vowel>

Origin of RETROFLEX

New Latin retroflexus, from Latin retro- + flexus, past participle of flectere to bend

First Known Use: 1776

Rhymes with RETROFLEX

belowdecks, biconvex, circumflex, Cornish rex, cross-index, Devon rex, gentle sex, googolplex, haruspex, intersex, Malcolm X, megaplex, Middlesex, multiplex, oral sex, PBX, pontifex, price index, spinifex, subindex, thumb index, unisex