retroflex
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
bent or curved backward
Adjective Satellite
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Verb
bend or turn backward
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"