flexure
11flexure — n. [L. flexura, a winding] 1. A bending. 2. (MOLLUSCA) The progressing folding or warping of one or both valves …
12flexure — flexural, adj. /flek sheuhr/, n. 1. the act of flexing or bending. 2. the state of being flexed or bent. 3. the part bent; bend; fold. [1585 95; < L flexura a bending, turning, winding. See FLEX1, URE] * * * …
13flexure — noun a) The act of bending or flexing; flexion. b) A curve or bend in a tubular organ. See Also: flex, flexural, flexion …
14flexure — A bend in a stratum with one flank or limb only [16] …
15flexure — Synonyms and related words: S curve, angle, angularity, angularness, bend, bending, bow, bowing, conflexure, crease, creasing, crimp, crookedness, deflection, deflexure, diffraction, diffusion, dispersion, distortion, dog ear, double, doubling,… …
16flexure — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Obsolete. The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience,… …
17flexure — bending deformation, i.e., deformation by increasing curvature …
18flexure — n. bowing; bending; bend; act of bending …
19flexure — [ flɛkʃə] noun chiefly Anatomy & Geology 1》 the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved. 2》 a bent or curved participle Derivatives flexural adjective Origin C16: from L. flexura, from flectere to bend …
20flexure — n. 1. Bending, curving, incurvating, incurvation. 2. Bend, crook, turn, fold, winding, incurvation, curvature. 3. Curvature, mode of bending, rate of incurvation …
