flection

[ flek-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of bending.

  2. the state of being bent.

  1. a bend; bent part.

  2. Anatomy. flexion.

Origin of flection

1
<Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō) a bending, turning, change. See flex1, -ion
  • Also especially British, flex·ion (for defs. 1-3) .

Other words from flection

  • flec·tion·al, adjective
  • flec·tion·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for flection

flection

/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of bending or the state of being bent

  2. something bent; bend

  1. grammar a less common word for inflection

Origin of flection

1
C17: from Latin flexiō a bending, from flectere to curve, bow

Derived forms of flection

  • flectional, adjective
  • flectionless, adjective

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