retroflexion

Other forms of retroflexion

plural

retroflexions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about retroflexion

What does retroflexion mean?

retroflexion means "a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in retroflexion?

retroflexion has 5 syllables: re-tro-flex-i-on. The stress falls on "flex".

What is another word for retroflexion?

Close synonyms include retroversion, retroflection, retroflection, retroflection. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is retroflexion a common word?

retroflexion is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.