flexure

[Flex·ure]

The state of being flexed (as of a joint)

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The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

Noun
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

Noun
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"

Noun
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)


n.
The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

n.
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.

n.
The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.

n.
The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.


Flexure

Flex"ure , n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered.
3. (Zo'94l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. 4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion. The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line.

The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

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