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What is the noun for inflecting?

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inflection
  1. (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
  2. A change in pitch or tone of voice.
  3. (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
  4. A turning away from a straight course.
  5. (optometry) diffraction
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  7. Examples:
    1. “There was no inflection in her voice, and no particular emphasis on the title, but I marked the familiar way he addressed her and the formal manner in which she responded.”
      “The very little disposition inherent in our language to grammatical inflection will appear more striking when we distinguish purely grammatical from logical inflection.”
      “However, the optimal cluster size depended on the point of inflection of the curve describing the relationship between female mating bias and cluster size.”
inflexibleness
inflexibility
  1. The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Pure nickel has the advantage of being exceedingly difficult to counterfeit, owing to the tenacity and inflexibility of the metal.”
      “It must be admitted that these facts place in no very favorable light the inflexibility of the king and the compliance of the minister.”
      “Her colleagues, if they are prudent, acknowledge her inflexibility of principle.”
inflexure
  1. An inflection; a bend or fold.
inflexion
  1. Alternative spelling of inflection
  2. Examples:
    1. “The mocking inflexion in Lonnie's voice reminded Loren chillingly of someone else.”
      “This would give a sensitive initial portion to the curve, an inflexion point at 10-15 Gy, followed by a more resistant portion.”
      “That mid-week upside explosion might have been an inflexion point, ushering in a more two-sided affair.”
inflectedness
  1. The quality of being inflected.
inflexibilities
inflections
  1. plural of inflection
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  3. Examples:
    1. “For example, many Mon-Khmer languages in Southeast Asia have no inflections and no tones.”
      “He manages to portray the sensitive man under the sadistic mask by tonal inflections and body language, admirably.”
      “In it, ironised romance is married to a narrative of personal development with feminist inflections.”
inflexions
  1. plural of inflexion
inflexures
  1. plural of inflexure
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