(1):
(n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
(2):
(n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
(3):
(n.) The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.
(4):
(n.) Same as Diffraction.
(5):
(n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
(6):
(n.) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting.
(7):
(n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.