FLECTION

inflection, flection, flexion

(noun) deviation from a straight or normal course

flexure, flection, flexion

(noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flection (countable and uncountable, plural flections)

Alternative spelling of flexion

Source: Wiktionary


Flec"tion, n. Etym: [See Flexion.]

1. The act of bending, or state of being bent.

2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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