RETROFLECTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)