Found 1 items, similar to The flexure of a curve.
English → English (gcide) Definition: The flexure of a curve Flexure \Flex"ure\ (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. [1913 Webster] Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered. --British Quart. Rev. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line. [1913 Webster]