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RETROFLECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of bending backward
Synonyms:
retroflection; retroflexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retroflection" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Derivation:
retroflex (bend or turn backward)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
Synonyms:
retroflection; retroflexion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retroflection" is a kind of...):
articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
Example:
retroversion of the uterus
Synonyms:
retroflection; retroflexion; retroversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("retroflection" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
