flexural

 [flek-sher]  

flex·ure

   [flek-sher]
noun
1.
the act of flexing or bending.
2.
the state of being flexed or bent.
3.
the part bent; bend; fold.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin flexūra a bending, turning, winding. See flex1, -ure

Related forms
flex·ur·al, adjective
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flexure (ˈflɛkʃə)
 
—n
1.  the act of flexing or the state of being flexed
2.  a bend, turn, or fold
 
'flexural
 
—adj

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