[syn: flexion, flexure]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
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2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
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3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
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Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure,
flection, flexion]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn:
inflection, flection, flexion]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones
of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn:
flexion, flexure] [ant: extension]