Retroflection
or retroflection
[re-truh-flek-shuh n] /ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən/
noun
1.
a bending backward.
2.
Pathology. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon the cervix.
3.
Phonetics.
retroflex articulation.
the acoustic quality resulting from retroflex articulation; r-color.
retroflexion
/ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən/
noun
1.
the act or condition of bending or being bent backwards
2.
(phonetics) the act of turning the tip of the tongue upwards and backwards towards the hard palate in the articulation of a vowel or a consonant
retroflexion ret·ro·flex·ion (rět’rō-flěk’shən)
n.
A backward bending, especially of the body of the uterus toward the cervix.
Read Also:
- Retroflex
adjective 1. bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion. 2. 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. adjective 1. bent or curved backwards 2. (phonetics) of, relating to, or involving retroflexion
- Retroflexion
or retroflection [re-truh-flek-shuh n] /ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən/ noun 1. a bending backward. 2. Pathology. a bending backward of the body of the uterus upon the cervix. 3. Phonetics. retroflex articulation. the acoustic quality resulting from retroflex articulation; r-color. retroflexion /ˌrɛtrəʊˈflɛkʃən/ noun 1. the act or condition of bending or being bent backwards 2. (phonetics) the […]
- Retrofocus-lens
[re-truh-foh-kuh s] /ˈrɛ trəˌfoʊ kəs/ noun 1. a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
- Retrofuturism
noun a revived enthusiasm for depictions of the future created in the past; also, the use of a style considered futuristic in the past Word Origin 1983 Usage Note also retrofuturistic , (adj.)
- Retrofuturistic
adjective See retrofuturism