Retroflexed - English meaning

Retroflexed – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Turned backwards.
Usage examples:
A retroflexed endoscope

反折的

Retroflexed

Rétroflexe

Zurückgebogen

रेट्रोफ्लेक्स्ड

Retroflesso

역굴

Ретрофлексированный

Retroflexionado

Word origin

late 18th century: from Latin retroflex- ‘bent backwards’, from the verb retroflectere, from retro ‘backwards’ + flectere ‘to bend’.

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adjective
Turned backwards.
Usage examples:
A retroflexed endoscope

adjective
(of a speech sound) made with the end of the tongue curling upwards and backwards

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