retroflex

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Synonyms: metroplex, retroflect, aeroflex

Antonyms: metroplex, retroflect, aeroflex

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Adjective

1. [[bent|Bent]] or [[curved]] [[backwards]].
2. {{lb|en|phonetics}} Of pronunciation in which the [[tip]] of the [[tongue]] is [[raised]] and bent backwards, so that the [[underside]] of the tongue approaches or touches the [[palate]].
3. {{lb|en|phonetics}} Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the [[alveolar ridge]].
4. {{lb|en|phonetics}} Of pronunciation in which the [[blade]] of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
5. {{lb|en|phonetics, general sense}} Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A [[consonant]] pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
2. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
3. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
4. {{lb|en|phonetics, general sense}} Any of the aforementioned consonants.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bend or curve backwards.

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