Flection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

deviation from a straight or normal course

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛkʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɛkʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flexion flexure inflection

Word Forms

flex

verb

bend a joint

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reflexion

der Zustand der Beugung (wie bei einem Gelenk)

🇫🇷French

flexion

l'état d'être fléchi (comme s'il s'agissait d'une articulation)

🇪🇸Spanish

flexión

el estado de estar flexionado (como el de una articulación)

🇮🇹Italian

flessione

lo stato di flessione (come di un'articolazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

buiging

de staat van gebogen zijn (als van een gewricht)

🇵🇹Portuguese

flexão

o estado de ser flexionado (como uma articulação)

🇷🇺Russian

сгибание

состояние согнутости (как в суставе)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुमाव

लचीले होने की अवस्था (जोड़ के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

বাঁক

নমনীয় হওয়ার অবস্থা (একটি যৌথ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

நெகிழ்வு

வளைந்திருக்கும் நிலை (ஒரு கூட்டு போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

వంగుట

వంగిన స్థితి (ఉమ్మడి వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

वळण

वाकलेली स्थिती (संयुक्त म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળાંક

ફ્લેક્સ્ડ હોવાની સ્થિતિ (સંયુક્ત તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುವು

ಬಾಗಿದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಜಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലക്ഷൻ

വളയുന്ന അവസ്ഥ (ഒരു ജോയിൻ്റ് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਕਾਅ

ਲਚਕੀਲਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਇੱਕ ਜੋੜ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

موڑ

لچکدار ہونے کی حالت (جوڑ کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屈折

弯曲的状态（如关节）

🇯🇵Japanese

屈曲

（関節のように）曲がっている状態

🇰🇷Korean

굴곡

구부러진 상태(관절의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự uốn cong

trạng thái bị uốn cong (như của một khớp)

🇹🇭Thai

การโก่งตัว

สถานะของการงอ (ณ ข้อต่อ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

akhiran

keadaan tertekuk (seperti pada sendi)

🇲🇾Malay

fleksi

keadaan dibengkokkan (seperti sendi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انثناء

حالة الثني (مثل المفصل)

🇮🇷Persian

خم شدن

حالت خم شدن (به صورت مفصل)

🇹🇷Turkish

sapma

esneme durumu (eklem itibariyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כיפוף

המצב של כפוף (כמו מפרק)

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The primary meaning of 'flection' is 'the state of being flexed (as of a joint)'.

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Using 'flection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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