retroflexed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bend or turn backward
    replicate; retroflex.
  2. verb articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
    retroflex.
    • Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
  3. adjective satellite bent or curved backward
    retroflex.

WordNet

Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed adjective (Also<
  • Retroflex
  • Retroflexed
)
Etymology
Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.
Definitions
  1. Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

Webster 1913