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Flexion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being bent or flexed. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    deviation from a straight or normal course wordnet
  5. 5
    Deviation from straightness. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the state of being flexed (as of a joint) wordnet
  2. 7
    The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. countable, dated, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“I bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French.

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