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flexure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flexion |
| Type of | bending |
| Has types | dorsiflexion, flex |
| Derivation | flex |
flexure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flection, flexion |
| Type of | physiological condition, physiological state, physical condition |
| Derivation | flex |
Examples of flexure
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The flexure of the individual segments under water pressure is constantly monitored.
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The runners on the sleigh, for example, have some flexure.
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The inner shelf subsequently subsided as lithosphere flexure extended outwards from the ice-sheet margins.
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A change in pressure leads to the flexure of the diaphragm, which results in a change in capacitance.
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The flexure spring stiffness is independent of spin rate.
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The descending colon is the part of the colon from the splenic flexure to the beginning of the sigmoid colon.
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In some cases, flexure is allowed and the building is constructed to tolerate small movements of the foundation instead.
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The wavelength and amplitude of this flexure can be used to constrain the state of stress across the plate boundary.
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End notch flexure tests consist in two bonded beams built-in on one side and loaded by a force on the other.
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- The state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- Fold: 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"
- Flexion: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
- In engineering mechanics, bending (also known as flexure) characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to an longitudinal axis of the element. ...
- The act of bending or flexing; flexion; A curve or bend in a tubular organ
- Bending deformation, i.e., deformation by increasing curvature.
- A term used in the study of strength of materials to indicate the property of a body, usually a rod or beam, to bend without fracture.
- 1. Bending about a joint, such as a mandrel ball and link.
- Latin flexura = a bending.
