ret|ro|flex|ion — «REHT ruh FLEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of bending backward, especially of the uterus. 2. pronunciation with a bending backward and raising of the tip of the tongue … Useful english dictionary
flex — an·te·flex·ion; a·re·flex·ia; de·flex·ion; dor·si·flex; dor·si·flex·or; flex·i·bil·i·ty; flex·i·bi·lize; flex·i·ble·ness; flex·i·bly; flex·ile; flex·ive; flex; flex·o·graph·ic; flex·og·ra·phy; flex·om·e·ter; flex·or; flex·u·os·i·ty; flex·u·ous;… … English syllables
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
retroflex — ret·ro·flex … English syllables
retroflexion — ret•ro•flex•ion or ret•ro•flec•tion [[t]ˌrɛ trəˈflɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a bending backward 2) pat the folding backward of an organ, esp. of the uterus in relation to its cervix 3) phn a) retroflex articulation of a speech sound b) the acoustic… … From formal English to slang
retroflex — ret|ro|flex [ˈretrəfleks] adj technical [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: retroflexus, from Latin flexus bent ] a retroflex speech sound is made with the end of your tongue pointing backwards and upwards … Dictionary of contemporary English
retroflex — ret|ro|flex [ retrou,fleks ] adjective LINGUISTICS pronounced with the end of your tongue bent backward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retroflexion — ret·ro·flex·ion … English syllables
retroflex — ret•ro•flex [[t]ˈrɛ trəˌflɛks[/t]] adj. 1) bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion 2) phn (of a speech sound) articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back toward or against the hard palate • Etymology: 1910–15; < L retrōflexus … From formal English to slang
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
