inflection
Nouns
- (n) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function inflexion,
- (n) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language prosody,
- (n) deviation from a straight or normal course flection, flexion,
- (n) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified modulation,