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Definition of Flection
1. Noun. The state of being flexed (as of a joint).
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Derivative terms: Flex
2. Noun. Deviation from a straight or normal course.
Definition of Flection
1. n. The act of bending, or state of being bent.
Definition of Flection
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of flexion) ¹
2. Noun. The state of being bent or flexed. ¹
3. Noun. Deviation from straightness. ¹
4. Noun. (grammar dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flection
1. the act of bending [n -S]
Medical Definition of Flection
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Flection
Literary usage of Flection
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1852)
"... The flection of William de Rale to the bishopric of Norwich. The monks of
Coventry, who had now arranged honourable terms for electing a bishop with the ..."
2. The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston (1841)
"... I but he was unhappy in this, that he did not meet with the like return
of «flection from i brr, for she »vas averse to him, which did more ..."
3. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With Anecdotes of by Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland (1843)
"... »flection of Mary Beatrice for her deceased husband persuaded her thai his
spirit, which she (irmly believed to be in a state of beatitude, alway united ..."
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