Thesaurus results for INFLECTION

inflection

noun

in-ˈflek-shən

as in curvature

something that curves or is curved the inflection of the river is even more obvious when viewed from the summit of the nearby mountain

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Recent Examples of inflection Are you supposed to add more inflection and whatnot? —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 Walker likes to end a line with an unexpected upward inflection, leaving the melodies as unresolved as his narrators’ emotions. —

Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026 Sometimes autism’s portrayed in movies with quirky head movements, weird blinks, and weird inflections. —

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025 Shot with a particularly daring eye with an inflection of dark humor and a solid soundtrack, Fresh takes a premise that could be terribly unpleasant and turns it into a slick piece of popcorn entertainment. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflection

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Noun

However, the purely gravitational effects that work on spacetime itself, affecting its curvature, expansion, contraction, or evolution, should affect gravitational waves just as significantly as light gets affected.

— Big Think, Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
This curved gaming monitor has a curvature of 100R, which fills your peripheral vision and keeps you immersed within your playing sessions.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026