inflection

[in´flek-shun]

the act of bending inward, or the state of being bent inward.

in·flec·tion

, inflexion (in-flek'shŭn),

1. An inward bending.

2. Obsolete term for diffraction.

[L. in-flecto, pp. -flexus, to bend]

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in·flec·tion

, inflexion (in-flek'shŭn)

An inward bending.

[L. in-flecto, pp. -flexus, to bend]

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