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What is the noun for flexure?

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flexure
  1. The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
  2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
  3. (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
  4. (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
  5. (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.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The basin is separated from the craton by a major tectonic flexure known as the Redstone arch.”
      “In the Ebro basin, flexure of the crust was produced mainly by the Pyrenean load, but also by the emergent thrust sheet of the Aragonese Branch.”
      “Approximately one third of polyps and one half of colorectal cancers occur proximal to the splenic flexure.”
flexion
  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.
  2. Alternative spelling of flection
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “During this interval there is rapid plantar flexion of the ankle joint due to concentric contraction of the triceps surae muscle.”
      “At physical examination at the time of discharge, she was alert and able to converse and had limited flexion in the lower extremities.”
      “The pelvis was anteverted, and there was a flexion deformity of both knees.”
flexoextensor
  1. A muscle (or robotic equivalent) that can achieve flexoextension
flexoextension
  1. flexion and extension of a digit
flexoextensors
  1. plural of flexoextensor
flexures
flexions
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