Lexic.us

Definition of Flexure

1. Noun. The state of being flexed (as of a joint).

2. Noun. An angular or rounded shape made by folding. "A bend of his elbow"

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

Definition of Flexure

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

Definition of Flexure

1. Noun. The act of bending or flexing; flexion. ¹

2. Noun. A curve or bend in a tubular organ. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flexure

1. the act of bending [n -S] : FLEXURAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Flexure

1. 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?" (Shak) 2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. "Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered." (British Quart. Rev) 3. The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. 4. 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, the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line. Origin: L. Flexura. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flexure

flexuose flexuous flexuously flexuousness flexura flexura coli dextra flexura coli sinistra flexura duodeni inferior flexura duodeni superior flexura duodenojejunalis

flexura perinealis recti flexura sacralis recti flexura sigmoidea flexural flexural eczema flexure (current term) flexures flexus flexwing flexwings

fley fleyed fleying fleys flibanserin flibbergib flibbergibs flibbertigibbet flibbertigibbets flibberty-gibbet

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