flexure

Plural: flexures

Noun

• The act or state of bending; a bent part.
• the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
• an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • "a flexure of the colon"
• act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
• The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
• A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
• A part of a machine designed to bend in operation.
• A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
• The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
• The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Verb

• To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.

Examples

• A slight flexure of the board could reveal new scoring possibilities.

Synonyms

bend, crease, crimp, flection, flexion, fold, plication

Antonyms

extension

Related Words

flex, flexion, flexural, FLEXURAL