Synonyms

bends

British

/ bɛndz /

plural noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a nontechnical name for decompression sickness

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Instead, it bends into loops and forms distinct compartments within the cell nucleus.

From Science Daily

He bends down in front of me, both hands on my shoulders.

From Literature

Following a series of bends in the road, the witness noticed debris on the roadway and then saw the Focus in bushes.

From BBC

Any realistic model of a black hole must include general relativity, since the intense gravity of these objects bends space and time in extreme ways.

From Science Daily

Gravitational lensing happens when mass bends light, and it is one of the most powerful tools for studying where mass sits in the universe.

From Science Daily

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