flection
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Noun (2)
- the state of being flexed (as of a joint)Synonyms: flexureflexionType of physical condition, physiological state
- deviation from a straight or normal courseSynonyms: inflectionflexionType of deviation, divergence
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Flec′tion noun
Origin: See Flexion.
1. The act of bending, or state of being bent.
2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54