inflexion

ɛ̃flɛksjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of inflexion - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

voixchangement de ton ou d'accent dans la voix

Les inflexions de sa voix trahissaient son émotion.

trajectoireléger changement de direction ou d'orientation

Une inflexion de la route vers la droite.

changement de direction

déviation

grammaire

TECH.

modification morphologique des mots selon leur fonction

TECH.

L'inflexion des verbes selon le temps et la personne.

courbureaction de courber ou plier quelque chose

L'inflexion de la branche sous le poids des fruits.

courbure

flexion

mathématiques

TECH.

point où une courbe change de concavité

TECH.

Le graphique présente un point d'inflexion en x = 2.

point d'inflexion

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inflexion de la voix

changement du ton ou de la hauteur de la voix pendant qu'on parle

Son inflexion de la voix trahissait sa tristesse profonde.

Origin of inflexion

latin, inflexio (action de plier)

Examples of inflexion in a sentence

Une inflexion soudaine a surpris l’auditoire.
L’avion a suivi une inflexion soudaine vers le nord.
On observe une inflexion dans la trajectoire du ballon.
L'inflexion des adjectifs varie selon le genre.
L'étude de l'inflexion est essentielle en linguistique.
L'inflexion du métal a nécessité des outils spéciaux.

On observe une inflexion nette dans la structure du pont.
On observe une inflexion sur la courbe de croissance.
L'inflexion apparaît clairement sur le tracé du diagramme.
L'inflexion de la voix indique une question.
Les linguistes étudient l'inflexion dans différentes langues.
L'inflexion des rayons dans l'eau crée un effet visuel.
On observe une inflexion notable à l'interface des deux milieux.

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English:inflection, bend, ...
German:Inflexion, Richtungsänderung, ...
Italian:inflessione, deviazione, ...
Spanish:inflexión, cambio de dirección, ...
Portuguese:inflexão, curvatura, ...
Chinese:声调变化, 转折, ...
Japanese:抑揚, 屈曲, ...
Arabic:تغيير النبرة, انحراف طفيف, ...
Hebrew:הַטָּיָה, שִׁנּוּי קַל בַּכִּוּוּן, ...
Russian:инфлексия, изгиб, ...
Ukrainian:інтонація, інфлексія, ...
Catalan:inflexió, flexió, ...
Danish:infleksion, afbøjning, ...
Dutch:intonatie, buiging, ...
Greek:κλίση, καμπή, ...
Hungarian:hanghordozás, irányváltozás, ...
Khmer:ការប្រែប្រួលសូរសំឡេង, ការបត់បន្តិច, ...
Korean:억양, 굴절, ...
Polish:zmiękczenie głosu, odchylenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):inflexão, curva suave, ...
Romanian:inflecțiune, inflexiune, ...
Swedish:böjning, krökning, ...
Thai:น้ำเสียง, การเปลี่ยนทิศทางเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:tonlama, kıvrım, ...
Vietnamese:ngữ điệu, sự chuyển hướng nhẹ, ...

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Noun, feminine

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