| NOUN | state | flexure, flection, flexion | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
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| shape | flexure, fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding | |
| act | flexure, flexion | act of bending a joint |
| Meaning | The state of being flexed (as of a joint). | |
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| Synonyms | flection, flexion | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Verbs | flex | bend a joint |
| Meaning | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. | |
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| Example | "a flexure of the colon" | |
| Synonyms | fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend | |
| Narrower | kink, twist, twirl | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
| pleat, plait | Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | |
| pucker, ruck | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | |
| Broader | angular shape, angularity | A shape having one or more sharp angles |
| Spanish | arruga, dobladura, doblez, plegado, pliegue, raya | |
| Catalan | doblec, replec, séc | |
| Verbs | flex | form a curve |
| 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 | flexion | |
| 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 | |
| Verbs | flex | bend a joint |
| flex | form a curve | |
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