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FLEXION
flexion, flexure
(noun) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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
flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
Deviation from straightness.
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Source: Wiktionary
Flex"ion, n. Etym: [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. Bacon.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Physiol.)
Definition: The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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