flex·ion /ˈflɛkʃən/
彎曲;彎曲部分;語形變化
flex·ion /ˈflɛkʃən/ 名詞
曲,屈,屈曲
Flex·ion n.
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold.
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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flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: inflection,
flection]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones
of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
[syn: flexure] [ant: extension]