flexion

See also: Flexion and flexión

English

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛk.ʃən/

Noun

flexion ‎(plural flexions)

1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.
2. Alternative spelling of flection

Related terms

anteflexion circumflexion deflexion demiflexion dorsiflexion genuflexion

hyperflexion inflexion → plane inflexion point of inflexion introflexion lateriflexion

lateroflexion overflexion reflexion retroflexion semiflexion superflexion

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French

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Noun

flexion f ‎(plural flexions)

1. (grammar) inflection

External links

• “flexion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).