Definition of Flexure

Noun: flexure  flek-shu(r)

1. The state of being flexed (as of a joint)
   - flection, flexion
    
2. An angular or rounded shape made by folding
   "a flexure of the colon";
   - fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend
    
3. Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
   - flexion

See also:
flexural
flexures

Anagrams containing the word flexure

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