flexure

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noun

1. 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
• Syn:
fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend
• Derivationally related forms:
bend (for: bend), crimp (for: crimp), flex, plicate (for: plication), fold (for: fold)
• Hypernyms:
angular shape, angularity
• Hyponyms:
pleat, plait, kink, twist, twirl,
pucker, ruck
2. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
• Syn:
flection, flexion
• Derivationally related forms:
flex
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
3. act of bending a joint;
especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
• Syn:
flexion
• Ant:
extension (for: flexion)
• Derivationally related forms:
flex
• Hypernyms:
bending
• Hyponyms:
flex, dorsiflexion

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  flexion, fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend, flection