- Types Of Speech
- You can use retroflexion as a noun in a sentence.
- About Retroflexion
- A 4 syllables noun and 12 letters with the letters e, f, i, l, n, o, r, t, and x, 7 consonants, 5 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters fl. Retroflexion starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, ret, retr, retro, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, xion, exion, ..
- Definition
- The act of bending backward
- Compound Words
- A compound word, retroflexion has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are retro, flexion, retroflex, and ion.
- Pig Latin
- Retroflexion in Pig Latin is said as "etroflexionray or etroflexionrway".
- Unigram
- r | e | t | r | o | f | l | e | x | i | o | n
- Bigram
- re | et | tr | ro | of | fl | le | ex | xi | io | on
- Trigram
- ret | etr | tro | rof | ofl | fle | lex | exi | xio | ion
- Quadrigram
- retr | etro | trof | rofl | ofle | flex | lexi | exio | xion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of bending backward
- an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
- a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
"retroversion of the uterus"
Synonym | Definition |
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About Face | |
Atavism | a reappearance of an earlier characteristic |
Backset | |
Backsliding | a failure to maintain a higher state |
Backward Motion | |
Backward Step | |
Black Eye | |
Blow | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
Ebb | the outward flow of the tide |
Ectropion |
View all cognitive synonyms for Retroflexion
Anagram | Definition |
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Retroflexion | the act of bending backward |
View English words with the unique letters used in retroflexion. Words With The Letters Efilnortx
Word | Definition |
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Replicate | make or do or perform again "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" |
Retroflex | articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" |
Word | Definition |
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Motility | a change of position that does not entail a change of location "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise" "movement is a sign of life" "an impatient move of his hand" "gastrointestinal motility" |
Motion | the act of changing location from one place to another "police controlled the motion of the crowd" "the movement of people from the farms to the cities" "his move put him directly in my path" |
Move | the act of deciding to do something "he didn''t make a move to help" "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
Movement | the act of changing location from one place to another "police controlled the motion of the crowd" "the movement of people from the farms to the cities" "his move put him directly in my path" |
Retroflexion Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With N