Meaning of FLECTION
| Pronunciation: | | 'flekshun
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- [n] deviation from a straight or normal course
- [n] the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
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| | Synonyms: | | flexion, flexion, flexure, inflection |
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| | See Also: | | departure, deviation, difference, divergence, physiological condition, physiological state | |
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| | Definition: | | \Flec"tion\, n. [See {Flexion}.]
1. The act of bending, or state of being bent.
2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or
conjugation; inflection.
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| | Related Terms: | | angle, angularity, angularness, bend, bending, bow, bowing, conflexure, crease, creasing, crimp, crookedness, deflection, deflexure, diffraction, diffusion, dispersion, distortion, dog-ear, double, doubling, duplicature, flex, flexure, flounce, fold, frill, gather, geanticline, geosyncline, hairpin turn, hookedness, inflection, lapel, lappet, meander, orthogonality, oxbow, plica, plication, plicature, ply, rectangularity, reflection, refraction, right-angledness, right-angularity, ruche, ruching, ruffle, scatter, S-curve, skewness, sweep, torsion, tuck, turn, turning |
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