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retroflex
[ re-truh-fleks ]
adjective
- bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.
- Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back against or near the juncture of the hard and soft palates; cacuminal; cerebral; coronal.
retroflex
/ ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks /
adjective
- bent or curved backwards
- phonetics of, relating to, or involving retroflexion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retroflex1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retroflex1
C18: from Latin retrōflexus , from retrōflectere , from retro- + flectere to bend
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Example Sentences
The retroflex sibilant is transliterated sh; this was unchanged.
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This curve shows a point of maximum temperature at F1, and a retroflex portion F1G1.
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This curve also shows a point of maximum temperature (F) and a retroflex portion.
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