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flection
[ flek-shuhn ]
/ 藞fl蓻k 蕛蓹n /
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noun
the act of bending.
the state of being bent.
a bend; bent part.
Anatomy. flexion.
Grammar. inflection (def. 2).
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Also especially British, flex路ion (for defs. 1-3) .
OTHER WORDS FROM flection
flec路tion路al, adjectiveflec路tion路less, adjectiveWords nearby flection
fl猫che, fl猫ches d'amour, fl茅chette, fleck, Flecker, flection, fled, Fledermaus, Die, fledge, fledged, fledgling
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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
/ (藞fl蓻k蕛蓹n) /
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 flexi艒 a bending, from flectere to curve, bow
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