NOUN | state | retroflection, retroversion, retroflexion | a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part |
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communication | retroflection, retroflexion | an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth | |
act | retroflection, retroflexion | the act of bending backward |
Meaning | A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part. | |
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Synonyms | retroversion, retroflexion | |
Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Meaning | An articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth. | |
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Synonym | retroflexion | |
Broader | articulation | The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
Spanish | retroflexión | |
Catalan | retroflexió |
Meaning | The act of bending backward. | |
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Synonym | retroflexion | |
Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
Catalan | retroflexió | |
Verbs | retroflex | bend or turn backward |
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