flexion

/หˆflษ›k.สƒษ™n/

IPA: /F L EH1 K SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The state of being bent or flexed.

  3. 3

    Deviation from straightness.

  4. 4

    (grammar) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

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