flexure

flex·ure

F0183600 (flĕk′shər)n.1. A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ: a flexure of the colon.2. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.

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flex′ur·al adj.

flexure

(ˈflɛkʃə) n1. the act of flexing or the state of being flexed2. a bend, turn, or fold ˈflexural adj

flex•ure

(ˈflɛk ʃər)

n. 1. the act of flexing or bending. 2. the state of being flexed or bent. 3. the part bent; bend. flex′ur•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flexure - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)flection, flexionphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	2.	flexure - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"crease, crimp, fold, plication, bendpleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shapeangular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp anglestwirl, kink, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tightpucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
	3.	flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreasedflexionbending - the act of bending somethingflex - the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"dorsiflexion - the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)

flexure

nounObsolete. The quality or state of being flexible:bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, suppleness.

Translations

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