flexure

flexure is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
2. noun. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
3. noun. The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
4. noun. 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.
5. noun. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

   Synonyms: flexion

6. noun. an angular or rounded shape made by folding

   "a fold in the napkin"

   "a crease in his trousers"

   Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, fold, plication

7. noun. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

   Synonyms: flection, flexion

Synonyms

flexion, bend, crease, crimp, fold, plication, flection

Common word forms

flexured, flexures

Words from these letters

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