| NOUN | state | flexion, flexure, flection | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
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| event | flexion, inflection, flection | deviation from a straight or normal course | |
| act | flexion, flexure | act of bending a joint |
| Sounds | fleh'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The state of being flexed (as of a joint). | |
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| Synonyms | flexure, flection | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Meaning | deviation from a straight or normal course. | |
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| Synonyms | inflection, flection | |
| Broader | deviation, divergence, departure, difference | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| Spanish | inflexión | |
| Meaning | Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased. | |
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| Synonym | flexure | |
| Narrower | dorsiflexion | The act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) |
| flex | The act of flexing | |
| Broader | bending | The act of bending something |
| Opposite | extension | Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb |
| Spanish | flexión | |
| Catalan | flexió | |
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