as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the inflection of the river is even more obvious when viewed from the summit of the nearby mountain
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Recent Examples of inflection
Are you supposed to add more inflection and whatnot?
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Walker likes to end a line with an unexpected upward inflection, leaving the melodies as unresolved as his narrators’ emotions.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
Sometimes autism’s portrayed in movies with quirky head movements, weird blinks, and weird inflections.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
Shot with a particularly daring eye with an inflection of dark humor and a solid soundtrack, Fresh takes a premise that could be terribly unpleasant and turns it into a slick piece of popcorn entertainment.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Walker likes to end a line with an unexpected upward inflection, leaving the melodies as unresolved as his narrators’ emotions.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
Sometimes autism’s portrayed in movies with quirky head movements, weird blinks, and weird inflections.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
Shot with a particularly daring eye with an inflection of dark humor and a solid soundtrack, Fresh takes a premise that could be terribly unpleasant and turns it into a slick piece of popcorn entertainment.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflection
Noun
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This curved gaming monitor has a curvature of 100R, which fills your peripheral vision and keeps you immersed within your playing sessions.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s how spatial curvature works.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several people compressing the traditional learning curve.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Government intervention aims to correct the difference between the curves to increase the consumption of merit goods.—
byLaura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pastrnak sent a cross-ice pass to Arvidsson, who beat Gustavsson for a tough-angle goal from deep at the left circle midway into the second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Pastrnak sent a cross-ice pass to Arvidsson, who beat Gustavsson for a tough-angle goal from deep at the left circle midway into the second.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the temperature drops, the cold causes the protein to shift into a more stable state in which one of its key structural pillars bends sharply, breaks away from its neighbor and straightens out.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even modest savings per bend add up.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Long shot Wayne’s Law led early, only to be overtaken in the final turn by 6-5 favorite Nearly, who was passed in mid-stretch by The Puma, who narrowly succumbed to Commandment at the wire.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The government, in turn, is searching for new ways to shut these services down.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Inflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflection. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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