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Meaning of flexure

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flexure
      n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: {flexure},
           {flection}, {flexion}]
      2: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
         napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
         blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
         [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp},
         {bend}]
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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