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Flexure
Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
bending
or
flexing
; flexion.
●
A
turn
; a
bend
; a
fold
; a curve.
●
In Anatomy:
A
curve
or
bend
in a
tubular
organ.
●
In Zoology:
The last
joint
, or
bend
, of the
wing
of a bird.
●
In Astronomy:
The small
distortion
of an
astronomical
instrument
caused
by the
weight
of its
parts
; the amount to be
added
or
subtracted
from the
observed
readings
of the
instrument
to
correct
them for this
distortion
.
Verb
●
To
introduce
a
flexure
into; to
bend
or flex.
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