Sinonim retroflex

English Thesaurus

1. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out,
definition	:	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (verb.communication)

2. bend or turn backward (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	bend, flex,
definition	:	form a curve (verb.motion)

3. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate (adj.all)

similar	:	backward,
definition	:	directed or facing toward the back or rear (adj.all)

domain category	:	linguistics,
definition	:	the scientific study of language (noun.cognition)

4. bent or curved backward (adj.all)

similar	:	backward,
definition	:	directed or facing toward the back or rear (adj.all)

5. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	retroflection, retroflexion,
definition	:	an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth (noun.communication)

6. bend or turn backward (verb.motion)

derivation	:	retroflection, retroflexion,
definition	:	the act of bending backward (noun.act)

7. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	retroflection, retroflexion,
definition	:	an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth (noun.communication)

8. bend or turn backward (verb.motion)

derivation	:	retroflection, retroflexion,
definition	:	the act of bending backward (noun.act)