- bend, flexion, flexure
- عَطْفة \ bend, flexion, flexure. \ See Also ثنية (ثَنْية)
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Flexure — Flex ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a bend; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
flexure — noun a) The act of bending or flexing; flexion. b) A curve or bend in a tubular organ. See Also: flex, flexural, flexion … Wiktionary
flexure — noun Date: 1592 1. the quality or state of being flexed ; flexion 2. turn, bend, fold … New Collegiate Dictionary
flexure — n 1. bending, flexing, curving, incurvation, sinuosity, Anat. flexion. 2. bend, crook, hook, elbow, horseshoe; arcuation, bow, arc, crescent, meniscus, lunula; turn, curvature, sweep, curve; fold, loop, festoon, curl, twist … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
The flexure of a curve — Flexure Flex ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn — I. v. a. 1. Revolve, move round, turn round, make go round. 2. Cause to deviate, cast, deflect, inflect, bend, incline differently, change the direction of. 3. Divert, transfer, use, employ. 4. Reverse the position of, turn over. 5. Shape (as in… … New dictionary of synonyms
dorsiflexion — noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) • Hypernyms: ↑flexion, ↑flexure * * * noun see dorsiflex * * * /dawr seuh flek sheuhn/, n. Anat. flexion toward the back. [1815 25; dorsiflex to bend backward (DORSI + FLE … Useful english dictionary
crook — n 1. hook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn; curve, curvature, incurvature, incurvation, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure, fold, inflection. 2.Informal. swindler, thief, embezzler, confidence man, U.S. Sl. con man,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hook — n scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber. 2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose. 3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bending — noun 1. movement that causes the formation of a curve • Syn: ↑bend • Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑motion • Hyponyms: ↑deflection, ↑deflexion, ↑refraction … Useful english dictionary
