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flexion.

The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflɛk.ʃən/UK, US
  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of being bent or flexed.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Deviation from straightness.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

    countable · dated · uncountable
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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