flection
[ flek-shuhn ]
noun
the act of bending.
the state of being bent.
a bend; bent part.
Anatomy. flexion.
Grammar. inflection (def. 2).
Origin of flection
1- Also especially British, flex·ion (for defs. 1-3) .
Other words from flection
- flec·tion·al, adjective
- flec·tion·less, adjective
Words Nearby flection
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How to use flection in a sentence
It exhibits, also, something of that new growth which was to compensate for the loss of flection.
Anglo-Saxon Literature | John Earle
British Dictionary definitions for flection
flection
/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /
noun
the act of bending or the state of being bent
something bent; bend
grammar a less common word for inflection
Origin of flection
1C17: from Latin flexiō a bending, from flectere to curve, bow
- See also flexion
Derived forms of flection
- flectional, adjective
- flectionless, adjective
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