[ 'flɛkʃə ]
■ noun chiefly Anatomy & Geology
1》 the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved.
2》 a bent or curved participle
Derivatives
flexural adjective
Origin
C16: from L. flexura , from flectere 'to bend'.
[ 'flɛkʃə ]
■ noun chiefly Anatomy & Geology
1》 the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved.
2》 a bent or curved participle
Derivatives
flexural adjective
Origin
C16: from L. flexura , from flectere 'to bend'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004