flexure

1. 1.

   the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

   Synonymsflectionflexion

   Broaderphysical condition
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsfoldcreaseplicationcrimpbend

   Broaderangular shape

   Narrowerpleatkinkpucker
3. 3.

   act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

   Synonymsflexion

   Broaderbending

   Narrowerflexdorsiflexion

Other forms of flexure

plural

flexures·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flexure

What does flexure mean?

flexure means "the state of being flexed (as of a joint)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flexure?

flexure has 2 syllables: flex-ure. The stress falls on "flex".

What is another word for flexure?

Close synonyms include flection, flexion, fold, crease, plication. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flexure a common word?

flexure is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.