Origin: Latin
suffix -ure
Flexure has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
2
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
"a fold in the napkin"
"a crease in his trousers"
"a plication on her blouse"
"a flexure of the colon"
"a bend of his elbow"
3
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
4
The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
Example Sentences
"a fold in the napkin"
noun
"a crease in his trousers"
noun
"a plication on her blouse"
noun
"a flexure of the colon"
noun
"a bend of his elbow"
noun
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