flection

especially British, flex·ion

[flek-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of bending.

2. the state of being bent.

3. a bend; bent part.

4. Anatomy.,  flexion.

5. Grammar.,  inflection.

flection

/ ˈflɛkʃən /

noun

1. the act of bending or the state of being bent

2. something bent; bend

3. grammar a less common word for inflection

Other Word Forms

• flectional adjective
• flectionless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flection¹

< Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō ) a bending, turning, change. See flex ¹, -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of flection¹

C17: from Latin flexiō a bending, from flectere to curve, bow

Example Sentences

Not jus’ the ’flection of me, but something that said, “This here critter knows you.”

From Literature

Updates include a rubber sole plate that allows for natural foot flection, a clean leather upper with a seamless toe box, and a new heel that has a more classic shape.

From Golf Digest

The three cars are a great flection of the technology developments of the last 30 years.

From BBC

Harris, whose left hand was encased in a thick protective pad that allowed only for wrist flection and finger movement, said he took some painkillers before the game.

From Washington Post

The same occurred in the plural of many nouns, where a consonant was lost before the s of the flection; thus singular coc with short vowel, plural cos with long.

From Project Gutenberg

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