flexure

[flek-sher]

noun

1. the act of flexing flex or bending.

2. the state of being flexed flex flexed or bent.

3. the part bent; bend; fold.

flexure

/ ˈflɛkʃə /

noun

1. the act of flexing or the state of being flexed

2. a bend, turn, or fold

Other Word Forms

• flexural adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexure¹

First recorded in 1585–95, flexure is from the Latin word flexūra a bending, turning, winding. See flex ¹, -ure

Example Sentences

The new spring, or "flexure," is designed to get the most work out of any attached muscle tissues.

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“The flexure is very local,” which could have an impact on where related fractures in the ice occur, Banwell says.

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He had “marked flexure of the carpal and tarsal joints of all four limbs”—that is, hooked legs.

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The daily changes were quickly attributed to the flexure of the surrounding rock by the Moon's tides, but the longer seasonal cycle could have a number of explanations.

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A flexure test produces tensile stress in the convex side of the specimen and compression stress in the concave side.

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