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retroflex

[ re-truh-fleks ]

adjective

  1. bent backward; exhibiting retroflexion.
  2. Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue curled upward and back against or near the juncture of the hard and soft palates; cacuminal; cerebral; coronal.

retroflex

/ ˈɛٰəʊˌڱɛ /

adjective

  1. bent or curved backwards
  2. phonetics of, relating to, or involving retroflexion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retroflex1

First recorded in 1910–15, retroflex is from the Latin word ٰōڱܲ (past participle of ٰōڱ𳦳ٱ to bend back). See retro-, flex 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retroflex1

C18: from Latin ٰōڱܲ , from ٰōڱ𳦳ٱ , from retro- + flectere to bend
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In order to start the motor, one should ensure that the retroflex cam connecting rod is disengaged.

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