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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: flexure (0.00886 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to flexure.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: flexure
flexure
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn:
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,
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] [ant:
extension]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Flexure
Flexure
\Flex"ure\ (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving;
flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
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Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
--Shak.
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2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
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Varying with the flexures of the valley through
which it meandered. --British
Quart. Rev.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
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4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical
instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount
to be added or substracted from the observed readings of
the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
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The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve
towards or from a straight line.
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