retroflection
retroflection · retroflections
The condition of being bent backwardsThe condition of being bent backwards.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being bent backwards.
More definitions
- the act of bending backward
- an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
- a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
Forms
plural: retroflectionsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of bending backward:retroflexion
- an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth:retroflexion
- a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part:retroversionretroflexion
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedretroflex
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable