"inflectional" meaning in English

See inflectional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more inflectional [comparative], most inflectional [superlative]
Etymology: From inflection + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inflection|al}} inflection + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} inflectional (comparative more inflectional, superlative most inflectional)
  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to inflection. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (pertaining to grammatical inflection): sözdəyişdirici (Azerbaijani), taivutuksellinen (Finnish), flexionnel (French), ragozó (Hungarian), flektáló (Hungarian), flexiós (Hungarian), inflexiós (Hungarian), flessionale (Italian), флекси́йный (fleksíjnyj) [masculine] (Russian), оконча́тельный (okončátelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), словоизмени́тельный (slovoizmenítelʹnyj) (Russian), словозмі́нний (slovozmínnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inflectional-en-adj-Cr~2OJ8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 82 18 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to grammatical inflection': 67 33
  2. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve): yn-filleydagh (Manx), flectivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inflectional-en-adj-2BSOT7OK Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flectional (alt: flexional), inflexional Derived forms: inflectional suffix, inflectional morphology, inflectional phrase, inflectional tangent

Alternative forms

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        "(grammar) Of or pertaining to inflection."
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      "sense": "pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve",
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