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inflection

noun as in accent, intonation

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Robotics will continue to advance its capabilities, and will take over more human jobs as it does so, but it’s unlikely we’ll hit a dramatic inflection point that could be described as a “revolution.”

“It’s almost exponential when you compare the curves in the spring and the curves in the summer with the inflection of the curve where we are right now,” Fauci said.

Withiam says an inflection point could also arrive if an industry giant like Blizzard Entertainment decided to use a tool like Flow.

From Fortune

We’re at a very serious inflection point in the history of this country.

From Fortune

Companies like Starz are already near that inflection point, and Disney et al.

From Digiday

Recognizing that things have truly changed has always been difficult for those living through inflection points in history.

The obvious inflection point in the show occurs with the jump from icons of the 40s and 50s, to those of the 60s and 70s.

For a president who believes in playing the long game, this was an inflection point.

In each role he seemed to be behaving, not acting; every gesture and inflection was instinctive.

With the spoken word, we use our tone, inflection and volume to question, exclaim and convey our feelings.

Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.

"The old king" and "this one" they say with an inflection of voice anything but flattering to the latter.

The name signifies little thunder, being a compound from Annimikee, thunder, and the diminutive inflection in us.

The distinction between the active and passive voice, in the Odjibwa language, is formed by the inflection ego.

Perhaps it was the derisive inflection on "book agent" that woke Albert.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to inflection, such as: articulation, pronunciation, timbre, tone of voice, change, and emphasis.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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