inflectv.

Brit.

/ɪnˈflɛkt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈflɛk(t)/

Etymology: < Latin inflectĕre, < in- (in- prefix³) + flectĕre to bend.

a. transitive. To bend inwards; to bend into a curve or angle; hence, simply, to bend, to curve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curve or bend [verb (transitive)]

beyc888

bowa1300

incrooka1340

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crook1382

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inflectc1425

courbe1430

wryc1450

cralla1475

crumbc1490

bought1521

compass1542

incurvate1578

ploy1578

incurve1610

curve1615

circumflex1649

wheel1656

curb1662

crumpa1821

curvaturec1933

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 5 Whan he from so grete an highnesse wolde inflecte and bowe downe his yie to the lower party donward, he behelde an horrible pytte.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 24 These [cartilages], occupying the meane space betwixt the ribbes and brest bone, are by expiration inflected.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing vi. 59 It cannot be apprehended, but that the line should be inflected, if some parts of it move faster than others.

1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 15 To a determin'd Distance they ascend, And there inflect their Course, and downward tend.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 410 They must be inflected to that side where the Muscle pulls strongest.

1804 C. B. Brown tr. C. F. de Volney View Soil & Climate U.S.A. 134 The course of a general wind is often inflected, from 30 to 80 degrees, by the hollow of a river, a ridge of hills [etc.].

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ii. 22 All the tentacles were soon energetically inflected.

b. figurative. To bend, incline, dispose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)]

wryc888

driveOE

drawc1175

rine?c1225

soundc1374

tendc1374

lean1398

clinea1400

movec1450

turnc1450

recline?a1475

covet1520

intend?1521

extenda1533

decline?1541

bow1562

bend1567

follow1572

inflecta1575

incline1584

warpa1592

to draw near1597

squint1599

nod1600

propend1605

looka1616

verge1664

gravitate1673

set1778

slant1850

trend1863

tilt1967

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 174 Ruth by no means could be inflected..to break company from her mother-in-law.

1624 J. Gee Foot out of Snare 17 Inflecting, fashioning and refashioning their religion according to the will and wantonness of them.

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Pref. 2 A gentle suppling and inflecting them to pay their Tythes.

1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 276 That memoir of Turgot's which..is at this time still inflecting toward itself the new as it did the old authorities.

†2. Optics. To bend in or deflect (rays of light) in passing the edge of an opaque body or through a narrow aperture; to diffract adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > diffract, deflect [verb (transitive)]

diffract1654

inflecta1727

deflect1796

a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) iii. i. 314 Are they [sc. rays of light] not reflected, refracted, and inflected, by one and the same Principle, acting variously in various Circumstances?

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Ray Properties of the Rays of Light..particularly, a Power of being inflected, or bent by the Action of distant Bodies.

1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory i. p. xxxvi When a ray of light moving in a straight line passes within a certain distance of a body parallel to its direction, it bends towards the body, or is inflected; but when the body parallel to its course is at a greater distance, the ray is bent from it, or deflected.

3. Grammar. To vary the termination (of a word) in order to express different grammatical relations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > inflection > inflect [verb (transitive)]

wield1530

inflect1668

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 449 As to the inflexions of Adjectives by the degrees of comparison..those which are inflected through all degrees, have several irregularities in the manner of it.

1747 S. Johnson Plan Dict. 16 We are to examine..how [words] are inflected through their various terminations.

1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §14. 22 Flexion, or Stem-flexion, is the method of inflecting a Stem, that is, of making such changes in its form as may indicate changes in its meaning and use.

4. To modulate (the voice); spec. in Music, to flatten or sharpen (a note) by a chromatic semitone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)]

modulatec1570

quiver1660

tone1811

inflect1828

tanga1849

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > set pitch [verb (transitive)] > alter by semitone

inflect1867

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Inflect..3. To modulate, as the voice.

1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 5 With the Greeks, it allowed of no notes inflected by sharps or flats.

1889 E. Prout Harmony xii. §274 Whenever a modulation takes place, the note inflected by an accidental is regarded as belonging to the key in which it is diatonic.

Derivatives

inˈflecting adj. that inflects.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > specific qualities of (the) air > tending to inflect

inflecting1666

inflective1666

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > [adjective]

inflecting1666

diffracting1829

prevaricating1870

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 242 The Air light, and clear without inflecting parts.

1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) I. ix. 200 He ascribes it [inflexion] to the variable density of the ether within and without the inflecting body.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inflect
释义	inflectv. Brit. /ɪnˈflɛkt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈflɛk(t)/ Etymology: < Latin inflectĕre, < in- (in- prefix³) + flectĕre to bend. 1. a. transitive. To bend inwards; to bend into a curve or angle; hence, simply, to bend, to curve. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curve or bend [verb (transitive)] beyc888 bowa1300 incrooka1340 inbowa1382 crook1382 plya1393 inflectc1425 courbe1430 wryc1450 cralla1475 crumbc1490 bought1521 compass1542 incurvate1578 ploy1578 incurve1610 curve1615 circumflex1649 wheel1656 curb1662 crumpa1821 curvaturec1933 c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 5 Whan he from so grete an highnesse wolde inflecte and bowe downe his yie to the lower party donward, he behelde an horrible pytte. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 24 These [cartilages], occupying the meane space betwixt the ribbes and brest bone, are by expiration inflected. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing vi. 59 It cannot be apprehended, but that the line should be inflected, if some parts of it move faster than others. 1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 15 To a determin'd Distance they ascend, And there inflect their Course, and downward tend. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 410 They must be inflected to that side where the Muscle pulls strongest. 1804 C. B. Brown tr. C. F. de Volney View Soil & Climate U.S.A. 134 The course of a general wind is often inflected, from 30 to 80 degrees, by the hollow of a river, a ridge of hills [etc.]. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ii. 22 All the tentacles were soon energetically inflected. b. figurative. To bend, incline, dispose. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] wryc888 driveOE drawc1175 rine?c1225 soundc1374 tendc1374 lean1398 clinea1400 movec1450 turnc1450 recline?a1475 covet1520 intend?1521 extenda1533 decline?1541 bow1562 bend1567 follow1572 inflecta1575 incline1584 warpa1592 to draw near1597 squint1599 nod1600 propend1605 looka1616 verge1664 gravitate1673 set1778 slant1850 trend1863 tilt1967 a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 174 Ruth by no means could be inflected..to break company from her mother-in-law. 1624 J. Gee Foot out of Snare 17 Inflecting, fashioning and refashioning their religion according to the will and wantonness of them. 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Pref. 2 A gentle suppling and inflecting them to pay their Tythes. 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 276 That memoir of Turgot's which..is at this time still inflecting toward itself the new as it did the old authorities. †2. Optics. To bend in or deflect (rays of light) in passing the edge of an opaque body or through a narrow aperture; to diffract adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > diffract, deflect [verb (transitive)] diffract1654 inflecta1727 deflect1796 a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) iii. i. 314 Are they [sc. rays of light] not reflected, refracted, and inflected, by one and the same Principle, acting variously in various Circumstances? 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Ray Properties of the Rays of Light..particularly, a Power of being inflected, or bent by the Action of distant Bodies. 1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory i. p. xxxvi When a ray of light moving in a straight line passes within a certain distance of a body parallel to its direction, it bends towards the body, or is inflected; but when the body parallel to its course is at a greater distance, the ray is bent from it, or deflected. 3. Grammar. To vary the termination (of a word) in order to express different grammatical relations. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > inflection > inflect [verb (transitive)] wield1530 inflect1668 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 449 As to the inflexions of Adjectives by the degrees of comparison..those which are inflected through all degrees, have several irregularities in the manner of it. 1747 S. Johnson Plan Dict. 16 We are to examine..how [words] are inflected through their various terminations. 1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §14. 22 Flexion, or Stem-flexion, is the method of inflecting a Stem, that is, of making such changes in its form as may indicate changes in its meaning and use. 4. To modulate (the voice); spec. in Music, to flatten or sharpen (a note) by a chromatic semitone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)] modulatec1570 quiver1660 tone1811 inflect1828 tanga1849 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > set pitch [verb (transitive)] > alter by semitone inflect1867 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Inflect..3. To modulate, as the voice. 1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 5 With the Greeks, it allowed of no notes inflected by sharps or flats. 1889 E. Prout Harmony xii. §274 Whenever a modulation takes place, the note inflected by an accidental is regarded as belonging to the key in which it is diatonic. Derivatives inˈflecting adj. that inflects. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > specific qualities of (the) air > tending to inflect inflecting1666 inflective1666 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > [adjective] inflecting1666 diffracting1829 prevaricating1870 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 242 The Air light, and clear without inflecting parts. 1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) I. ix. 200 He ascribes it [inflexion] to the variable density of the ether within and without the inflecting body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1425
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