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flexure

 
Noun flexure has 3 senses
  1. flexure, flection, flexion - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
    --1 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
    Derived form: verb flex4
  2. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend - 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"
    --2 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
    --2 has particulars:
     pleat, plait; kink, twist, twirl; pucker, ruck
    Derived form: verb flex3
  3. flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
    --3 is a kind of bending
    --3 has particulars: flex; dorsiflexion
    Derived forms: verb flex4, verb flex3
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