inflection

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of INFLECTION

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

Synonyms angle, arc, arch, bow, crook, curvature, curve, inflection, turn, wind

Related Words kink, warp; circle, ring, ringlet, round; coil, curl, curlicue (also curlycue); buckle, convolution, flexure, fold, loop, spiral, swirl, twist, winding; incurvature, reflection; decline, inclination, incline, slope; corner, turnoff; dogleg, hairpin

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