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flex — an·te·flex·ion; a·re·flex·ia; de·flex·ion; dor·si·flex; dor·si·flex·or; flex·i·bil·i·ty; flex·i·bi·lize; flex·i·ble·ness; flex·i·bly; flex·ile; flex·ive; flex; flex·o·graph·ic; flex·og·ra·phy; flex·om·e·ter; flex·or; flex·u·os·i·ty; flex·u·ous;… … English syllables
Midge Ure — Midge Ure, Oktober 2005 Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Alben … Deutsch Wikipedia
flexure — flex·ure … English syllables
flexure — flex•ure [[t]ˈflɛk ʃər[/t]] n. 1) the act of flexing or bending 2) the state of being flexed or bent 3) the part bent; bend flex′ur•al, adj … From formal English to slang
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
Deflexure — De*flex ure, n. [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See {Deflect}.] A bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flexure — Flex ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a bend; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inflexure — In*flex ure, n. An inflection; a bend or fold. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The flexure of a curve — Flexure Flex ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sigmoid flexure — sig′moid flex′ure n. 1) anS shaped curve in a body part 2) anat. Also called sig′moid co′lon. theS shaped curve of the large intestine where the descending colon joins the rectum in humans • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
