Flexure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛkʃʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛkʃʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛkʃʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɛkʃʊɹ/.

Examples

a fold in the napkin
a crease in his trousers
a plication on her blouse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bend fold flexion crimp flection plication crease

Antonyms

extension

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
noun	an angular or rounded shape made by folding “a fold in the napkin”
noun	act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

Word Forms

flex	verb	bend a joint
fold	verb	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
plicate	verb	fold into pleats,
crimp	verb	make ridges into by pinching together
bend	verb	form a curve

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Biegung

der Zustand der Beugung (wie bei einem Gelenk)

🇫🇷French

flexion

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

🇪🇸Spanish

flexura

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

изгиб

состояние согнутости (как в суставе)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोड़

लचीले होने की अवस्था (जोड़ के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

নমনীয়তা

নমনীয় হওয়ার অবস্থা (একটি যৌথ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

நெகிழ்வு

வளைந்திருக்கும் நிலை (ஒரு கூட்டு போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

వంగుట

వంగిన స్థితి (ఉమ్మడి వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिकता

वाकलेली स्थिती (संयुक्त म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લેક્સર

ફ્લેક્સ્ડ હોવાની સ્થિતિ (સંયુક્ત તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಗುವಿಕೆ

ಬಾಗಿದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಜಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴക്കം

വളയുന്ന അവസ്ഥ (ഒരു ജോയിൻ്റ് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਚਕੀਲਾਪਣ

ਲਚਕੀਲਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਇੱਕ ਜੋੜ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لچک

لچکدار ہونے کی حالت (جوڑ کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弯曲

弯曲的状态（如关节）

🇯🇵Japanese

たわみ

（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

งอ

สถานะของการงอ (ณ ข้อต่อ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lentur

keadaan tertekuk (seperti pada sendi)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbaluktot

ang estado ng pagiging flexed (bilang ng isang joint)

🇲🇾Malay

lentur

keadaan dibengkokkan (seperti sendi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انثناء

حالة الثني (مثل المفصل)

🇮🇷Persian

خمش

حالت خم شدن (به صورت مفصل)

🇹🇷Turkish

bükülme

esneme durumu (eklem itibariyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּפֶף

המצב של כפוף (כמו מפרק)

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

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

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

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

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