flexion
[ flek-shuhn ]
noun
Anatomy.
the act of bending a limb.
the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
Chiefly British. flection (defs. 1-3).
Origin of flexion
1Other words from flexion
- flex·ion·al, adjective
- flex·ion·less, adjective
- hy·per·flex·ion, noun
- o·ver·flex·ion, noun
- su·per·flex·ion, noun
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How to use flexion in a sentence
But everywhere the proportion of flexionless forms was increasing.
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British Dictionary definitions for flexion
flexion
/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /
noun
the act of bending a joint or limb
the condition of the joint or limb so bent
a variant spelling of flection
Derived forms of flexion
- flexional, adjective
- flexionless, adjective
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