flexion.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
Meaning & usage
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
Deviation from straightness.
The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.
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