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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.
[L. flexio.]
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 2024


Flexion

Flexion

See also: flexion and flexión

German

Noun

Flexion f (genitive Flexion, plural Flexionen)

  1. inflection

Declension

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flexion

flexion

See also: Flexion and flexión

English

Noun

flexion (plural flexions)

  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.
  2. Alternative spelling of flection

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French

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Noun

flexion f (plural flexions)

  1. (grammar) inflection