flexure

flexure has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
• n.. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
• n.. The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
• n.. The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
• n.. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
• n.. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
• n.. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)