flexus

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-4, masculine) a bending, turning, winding
2. (declension-4, masculine) a transition, changing
3. (declension-4, masculine) modulation, inflection of the voice
4. (declension-4, masculine) inflection

Verb

1. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) bent, curved, having been bent.
2. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) turned, having been turned around.
3. (declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, participle) persuaded, having been prevailed upon.
4. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) declined, conjugated, having been inflected.

Concepts

bypass

detour

zigzag

Synonyms

exorbitatio

serratio

Translations

desviació

ziga-zaga

zig-zag

Umweg

-s

Zickzack -s

ζιγκ-ζαγκ

κάμψη

détour

déviation

zigzag

zigzag

deviazione

zîkzak

zigzag

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɫɛk.sʊs]

Etymology

From flectō (“bend”).