Deflexure

noun

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Noun

1
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
"Deflexure (deflexura) bowing or bending"

Synonyms

aberration declination deflection deviation diffraction digression

Example

"Deflexure (deflexura) bowing or bending"

Etymology

From Latin deflectere, deflexum. See deflect.

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