1. (

• retroflex ,
• replicate

) bend or turn backward ;

2. (

• retroflex

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

1. (

• retroflex ,
• retroflexed

) bent or curved backward ;

2. (

• cacuminal ,
• retroflex ,

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