GAL ROOTS: Flect, Flex

circumflex (v)

• to bend around or curve

• to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve

• the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down

• not capable of bending without breaking

(v) to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve (ALL LOWERCASE)

flexible (adj)

• capable of bending without breaking

• a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

• bend

• bent or turned backward

(n) a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg (ALL LOWERCASE)

inflection (n)

• the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down

• to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

• the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

• an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line

(adj) not capable of bending without breaking (lowercase)

reflect (v)

• to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

• the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

• to bend around or curve

• a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

(n) the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back (lowercase)

reflex angle (n)

• the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

• the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down

• an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line

• bent or turned backward

(adj) bent or turned backward