[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedÄ; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.] schedâ²uÂ·lar adj.
Grammatical inflection (sometimes known as accidence or flection in more traditional grammars) is the way in which a word is changed or altered in form in order to achieve a new, specific meaning.
3. : inflection 3. 4. a: a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint â compare extension 3b b: a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint.See flexion defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.. : inflection 3. 4. a: a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint â compare extension 3b b: a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint.