retroflexion
/ˌrɛtrəˈflɛkʃən/
noun
- The act of bending backward or the state of being bent backward.
- The gymnast's retroflexion in her backbend was impressive.
- The doctor noted a slight retroflexion of the uterus during the exam.
- The yoga instructor demonstrated a gentle retroflexion of the spine.
- In phonetics, the curling of the tongue tip upward and backward to produce a sound.
- Learning retroflexion helped him pronounce the word correctly.
- The linguist studied the role of retroflexion in the dialect.
- The retroflexion of the 'r' sound is common in many Indian languages.
Antonyms