FLECTION


Meaning of FLECTION in English

— flectional , adj. — flectionless , adj.

/flek"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of bending.

2. the state of being bent.

3. a bend; bent part.

4. Anat. flexion.

5. Gram. inflection (def. 2).

Also, esp. Brit., flexion (for defs. 1-3).

[ flexion- (s. of flexio ) a bending, turning, change. See FLEX, -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .