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    Flex·ure
    /ˈflekSHər/

    noun

    • 1. the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved. technical
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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › flexureFLEXURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FLEXURE meaning: 1. a bend or fold in something such as a part of the body, or the act of bending or folding 2. a…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLEXURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FLEXURE definition: 1. a bend or fold in something such as a part of the body, or the act of bending or folding 2. a…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › flexureFLEXURE definition in American English | Collins English ...

    4 days ago · noun. 1. a bending, curving, or flexing, as of a heavy object under its own weight. 2. a bend, curve, or fold. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. flexural (ˈflexural) adjective. Word origin. L flexura. Word Frequency. flexure in American English.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › flexureflexure - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    • English
    • French
    • Latin

    Etymology

    From Latin flexura.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈflɛkʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈflɛksjʊə(ɹ)/

    Noun

    flexure (countable and uncountable, plural flexures) 1. The act of bending or flexing; flexion. 2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. 2.1. 1843, Bernard M— (of S—), A Dream of a Queen's Reign, page 4: 2.1.1. but scarce had I drawn back mine arms, strained the outward flexureof my knee-joints, and was fixed in an apt disposure to take the corvetto primo and leap-valiant of the cour, when methought suddenly there came in and did appear before me mine ancient, most reverend and singular good frien...

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    Noun

    flexure f (plural flexures) 1. (geology) flexure

    Further reading

    1. “flexure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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    Participle

    flexūre 1. vocative masculine singular of flexūrus

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  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flexuresFlexures Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the quality or state of being flexed : flexion. 2. : turn, bend, fold. Examples of flexure in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018 How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?

  8. www.wordnik.com › words › flexureflexure - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. noun A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ. noun The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion. from The Century Dictionary. noun In geology, the folding or bending of strata under compression.

  9. www.wordreference.com › definition › flexureflexure - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    the act of flexing or bending. the state of being flexed or bent. the part bent; bend; fold. Latin flexūra a bending, turning, winding. See flex1, - ure. 1585–95. flex′ur•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flexure /ˈflɛkʃə/ n. the act of flexing or the state of being flexed. a bend, turn, or fold.

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