Retroflex

What does RETROFLEX mean?

1. verb

   bend or turn backward

2. 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”

3. adjective

   bent or curved backward

4. adjective

   pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.