inflexão

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnflexiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.flekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.flekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.flɛˈksɐ̃w̃/, /ĩ.flɛˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: in‧fle‧xão

Noun

inflexão f (plural inflexões)

1. inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)

   Synonym: entonação

2. (mathematics) inflection (change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave)
3. inflection (turning away from a straight course)

   Synonym: desvio

4. (grammar) inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)

   Synonym: flexão

Derived terms

• ponto de inflexão