flexion

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being bent or flexed.
3. (countable, uncountable) Deviation from straightness.
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

Concepts

flexion

inflexion

conjugaison

courbure

Synonymes

flection

flexure

inflection

bend

bending

conjugation

inclination

careen

crook

declension

deflection

deflexion

flair

flex

flexing

folding

gradient

inflexion

leaning

list

penchant

pitch

proclivity

propensity

slant

slope

tendency

tilt

tipping

abatement

displacement of the womb

acclivity

bent

bias

bow

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buckling

cant

Traductions

curvatura

flexión

flessione

Krümmung

κλίση

κάμψη

encorvadura

flexie

bükülme

çevrilme

dirsek

eğilme

esneme

Beugung

flexão

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈflɛk.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“I bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French.