retroflex

/ˌrɛtrəˈflɛks/

Other forms: retroflexed

Definitions of retroflex

1. adjective

   bent or curved backward
   synonyms: retroflexed

   backward

   directed or facing toward the back or rear
2. verb

   bend or turn backward
   synonyms: replicate

   type of:

   bend, flex

   form a curve
3. verb

   articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
   “Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants”

   type of:

   articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
4. adjective

   pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
   synonyms: cacuminal

   backward

   directed or facing toward the back or rear