Retroflexadjective
Bent or curved backwards.
Retroflexionnoun
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
Retroflexadjective
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
Retroflexionnoun
The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion.
Retroflexadjective
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
Retroflexionnoun
a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
āretroversion of the uterusā;
Retroflexadjective
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
Retroflexionnoun
an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
Retroflexadjective
(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Retroflexionnoun
the act of bending backward
Retroflexnoun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
Retroflexnoun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Retroflexnoun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Retroflexnoun
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
Retroflexadjective
Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
Retroflexverb
bend or turn backward
Retroflexverb
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate;
āIndian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonantsā;
Retroflexadjective
bent or curved backward
Retroflexadjective
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
