flexion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem, possibly via French.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Noun
flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)
- The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- The state of being bent or flexed.
- Deviation from straightness.
- (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Related terms
Translations
The state of being bent
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Deviation from straightness
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
flexion f (plural flexions)
References
- “flexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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