flexion
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)
- The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.
- Alternative spelling of flection
Related terms
- anteflexion
- circumflexion
- deflexion
- demiflexion
- dorsiflexion
- genuflexion
- hyperflexion
- inflexion →
- plane inflexion
- point of inflexion
- introflexion
- lateriflexion
- lateroflexion
- overflexion
- reflexion
- retroflexion
- semiflexion
- superflexion
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɛk.sjɔ̃/
Noun
flexion f (plural flexions)
Further reading
- “flexion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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