Associations to the word «Retroflex»

RETROFLEX, adjective. Bent or curved backwards.

RETROFLEX, adjective. (phonetics): Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate.

RETROFLEX, noun. (linguistics) a retroflex consonant

RETROFLEX, verb. Bend or turn backward.

RETROFLEX, verb. Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants".

RETROFLEX, adjective. Bent or curved backward.

RETROFLEX, adjective. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate.