Retroflex - Definition

adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: retroflex, retroflexed]
2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the
hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex]
v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex, replicate]
2: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against
the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact
that speakers retroflex their consonants"