English Explanatory Dictionary

flexion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
  2. The state of being bent or flexed.
  3. Deviation from straightness.
  4. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɛk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flexion.wav

Word forms

flexion flexions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.

Derived words

anteflexion circumflexion deflexion demiflexion dorsiflexion flexional flexionless genuflexion hyperflexion inflexion introflexion lateriflexion lateroflexion overflexion plantarflexion postflexion preflexion reflexion retroflexion semiflexion superflexion
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