flexions
plural of flexion
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
4 April 2025
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