flexure

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a bend, curve, or fold in a structure or surface

   A slight flexure in the wax wall marked where the adjoining cells would meet.

2. 2
   noun

   the act or state of bending, especially at a joint or other anatomical structure

   The examination measured the flexure of the knee under load.

From Latin flexura, 'a bending or winding,' from flectere, 'to bend.' English uses it for both the process of bending and the resulting curve in anatomical, geological, and engineered structures.

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