flexão

Meaning

1. (feminine) inflection (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)
2. (feminine) an inflected form of a word
3. (feminine) push-up (exercise performed by resting on one’s toes and hands and pushing one’s weight off the floor)

Concepts

flexion

inflection

flexing

push up

push-up

squatting

knee-bend

displacement of the womb

flection

press up

flex

Translations

flexión

Flexion

flessione

Beugung

κλίση

κάμψη

flexion

inflexion

Biegung

flexió

fléchissement

Kniebeuge

Biegen

Liegestütz

Kurve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flekˈsɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: flexio

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin flexiōnem.