FLEXURE


Meaning of FLEXURE in English

n. 1 a the act of bending or the condition of being bent. b a bend, curve, or turn. 2 Math. the curving of a line, surface, or solid, esp. from a straight line, plane, etc. 3 Geol. the bending of strata under pressure. flexural adj.

[ L flexura (as FLEX(1)) ]

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