FLEXION - 6 definitions found
flexion n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection, flexion] 2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: inflection, flection, flexion] 3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn: flexion, flexure] [ant: extension] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) flexion 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 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary flexion ˈflekʃən n. (US flection) 1 a the act of bending or the condition of being bent, esp. of a limb or joint. b a bent part; a curve. 2 Gram. inflection. 3 Math. = FLEXURE. øøflexional adj. (in sense 2). flexionless adj. (in sense 2). [L flexio (as FLEX(1))] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning. 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon. 3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir W. Hamilton. 4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension. |
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