retroflex

Meaning

Adj

1. Bent or curved backwards.
2. 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.
3. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
4. Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
5. Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

Noun

1. A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
2. A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
3. A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
4. Any of the aforementioned consonants.

Verb

To bend or curve backwards.

Synonyms

cacuminal

retroflexed

replicate

sophisticated

recurved

cerebral

brain

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Translations

rétroflexe

retroflex

retroflex

retroflexo

retrofleja

retroflex

retroflexer

ανάστροφο

κάμπτομαι προς τα πίσω

cérébral

cerebrale

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retroflesso

retroflesse

retroflessa

cerebralis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/

Etymology

From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).