A Topical Dictionary: Search for flexion

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English

Etymology

From th flexio.

Pronunciation

(US)
:(SAMPA): /flEkS@n/

Noun

The act of bending a joint, esp. a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
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2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
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3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
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Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of
a joint which gives the distal member a continually
decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; --
distinguished from extension.
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WordNet flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: inflection,
flection]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones
of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
[syn: flexure] [ant: extension]