Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bending backward: especially applied in gynecology to the bending of the body of the uterus backward, the vaginal portion being but little or not at all changed in position.
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- noun Being bent backwards
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- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
- noun an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
- noun the act of bending backward
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Examples
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Richardson, P.; Hufford, G.E.; Limeburner, R. 1994: North Brazil current retroflection eddies.
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They were ok on vowel length but had a lot of trouble with retroflection.
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Trying to intend to her the total visual backwash of the images I am providing in colour scheme with her retroflection and thereness on apogee.
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The childrens 'retroflection is very much in place, without the wittiness of the Northeasterners, or the [??] of Tianjin or surrounding Hebei.
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Trying to intend to her the total visual backwash of the images I am providing in colour scheme with her retroflection and thereness on apogee.
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The childrens 'retroflection is very much in place, without the wittiness of the Northeasterners, or the [??] of Tianjin or surrounding Hebei.
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The childrens 'retroflection is very much in place, without the wittiness of the Northeasterners, or the [??] of Tianjin or surrounding Hebei.
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Every retroflection is simple, robust, and full, with a lot of resilience and tension.
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Every retroflection is simple, robust, and full, with a lot of resilience and tension.
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Every retroflection is simple, robust, and full, with a lot of resilience and tension.
hernesheir commented on the word retroflection
Also retroflexion.
November 19, 2010