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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary flex·ure DATE 1592 1. the quality or state of being flexed : flexion 2. turn , bend , fold Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: TURN 4, angle, bend, bow, flection, turningWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: pontine flexure , or sigmoid flexure , or splenic flexure , or cervical flexure , or cranial flexure flex·ure \ˈflekshə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin flexura, from flexus + -ura -ure 1. : the quality or state of being flexed : turning , flection 2. : turn , bend , fold < a flexure in a rock stratum > < the flexure between thigh and abdomen > 3. obsolete : ability or tendency to bend : pliancy 4. : the last joint of a bird's wing 5. : the slight bending of an astronomical observing instrument caused by the weight of its parts; also : the correction of the observed readings necessitated by this bending 6. : a deformation of an elastic body wherein all points originally in a straight line are displaced in the same plane to form a curve 7. : one of three sharp bends of the anterior part of the primary axis of the vertebrate embryo that serve to establish the relationship of the parts of the developing brain — called also in order of occurrence cephalic flexure, cranial flexure, and pontine flexure |
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