English adjective: retroflex | |||
1. | retroflex bent or curved backward | ||
Synonyms | retroflexed | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
2. | retroflex pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | ||
Synonyms | cacuminal | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
English verb: retroflex | |||
1. | retroflex (motion) bend or turn backward | ||
Synonyms | replicate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
2. | retroflex (communication) articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate | ||
Samples | Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||