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noun
The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A part of a machine designed to bend in operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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verb
To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.
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noun
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flexion
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Broader terms: bending
Narrower terms: flex, dorsiflexion
noun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend
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Broader terms: angular shape, angularity
Narrower terms: pleat, plait, kink, twist, twirl, pucker, ruck
noun
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flection, flexion
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Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
History
From Latin flexura. By surface analysis, flex + -ure
Across languages
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