FLEXION


Meaning of FLEXION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflek-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin flexion-, flexio, from flectere

Date: 1615

1. : the act of flexing or bending

2. : a part bent : bend

3. : inflection 3

4.

a. : a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint — compare extension 3b

b. : a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.