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Webster 1913 Edition
Flexion
Flex′ion
,Noun.
[L.
flexio
: cf. F. flexion
.] 1.
The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2.
A bending; a part bent; a fold.
Bacon.
3.
(Gram.)
Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
Express the syntactical relations by
flexion
. Sir W. Hamilton.
4.
(Physiol.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Flexion
FLEX'ION
,Noun.
1.
The act of bending.2.
A bending; a part bent; a fold.3.
A turn; a cast; as a flexion of the eye.Definition 2025
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English
Noun
flexion (plural flexions)
- The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.
- Alternative spelling of flection
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