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Flexion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Anatomy The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.

n. Anatomy The resulting condition of being bent.

n. A part that is bent.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

n. Alternative spelling of flection.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.

n. A bending; a part bent; a fold.

n. Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.

n. The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

etc. See flection, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

n. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

n. deviation from a straight or normal course

Word Usage

"Muscle forces therefore must increase as the limbs become more flexed, and we show how this flexion translates to greater volumes of muscle recruited for locomotion and hence metabolic cost."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

physiological state physical condition physiological condition difference divergence

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

turning bending fold inflection bend

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

advection affection circumspection collection complexion

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

hyperextension ligament sinuosity luxation flexure