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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. bend or turn backward;
[syn: retroflex, replicate]

2. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate;
- Example: "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. bent or curved backward;
[syn: retroflex, retroflexed]

2. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate;
[syn: cacuminal, retroflex]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.
   retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
   Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

retroflex
    adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed]
    2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the
       hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex]
    v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex, replicate]
    2: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against
       the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact
       that speakers retroflex their consonants"