This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
flection
[ flek-shuhn ]
/ ˈflɛk ʃən /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the act of bending.
the state of being bent.
a bend; bent part.
Anatomy. flexion.
Grammar. inflection (def. 2).
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Also especially British, flex·ion (for defs. 1-3) .
OTHER WORDS FROM flection
flec·tion·al, adjectiveflec·tion·less, adjectiveWords nearby flection
flèche, flèches d'amour, fléchette, fleck, Flecker, flection, fled, Fledermaus, Die, fledge, fledged, fledgling
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use flection in a sentence
It exhibits, also, something of that new growth which was to compensate for the loss of flection.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
British Dictionary definitions for flection
flection
/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /
noun
the act of bending or the state of being bent
something bent; bend
grammar a less common word for inflection
See also flexion
Derived forms of flection
flectional, adjectiveflectionless, adjectiveWord Origin for flection
C17: from Latin flexiō a bending, from flectere to curve, bow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012