flexure

[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

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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flexure flex·ure (flěk'shər)
n.

  1. A bend or curve, as in a tubular organ.

  2. The act or an instance of bending.


flex'ur·al adj.

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