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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of downflexing or an instance where something has been downflexed.

   "In certain regions of horizontal platform strata, there occur sharp downflexings of strata in the form of monoclines."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of downflex form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"In certain regions of horizontal platform strata, there occur sharp downflexings of strata in the form of monoclines."

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