flexion

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

flection
flexure
inflection
bend
B2
bending
C2
conjugation
inclination
23k
careen
crook
C1
declension
deflection
44k
deflexion
flair
C2
flex
C2
flexing
35k
folding
C2
gradient
24k
inflexion
leaning
C1
list
A2
penchant
31k
pitch
B2
proclivity
propensity
40k
slant
28k
slope
C2
tendency
C2
tilt
C2
tipping
C2
abatement

displacement of the womb

acclivity
bent
C1
bias
C2
bow
B2
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buckling
45k
cant
C1
Translations

curvatura
flessione
flexión
flexion
Krümmung
bükülme

çevrilme

flexão
encorvadura
Beugung
inflexion

κάμψη

flexie

κλίση

dirsek
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɛk.ʃən/
Etymology

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

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