flection
Americannoun
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the act of bending.
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the state of being bent.
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a bend; bent part.
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Anatomy. flexion.
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Grammar. inflection.
noun
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the act of bending or the state of being bent
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something bent; bend
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grammar a less common word for inflection
Other Word Forms
- flectional adjective
- flectionless adjective
Etymology
Origin of flection
< Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō ) a bending, turning, change. See flex 1, -ion
Example Sentences
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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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