flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure,
flection, flexion]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn:
inflection, flection, flexion]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones
of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn:
flexion, flexure] [ant: extension]
flexion nounEtymology: Latin flexion-, flexio, from flectereDate: 1615 1. the act of flexing or bending 2. a
part bent ;bend3.inflection 3 4.a. a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or
elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
— compare extension 3b b. a forward raising of the arm or leg
by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint
flexion n. (US flection) 1 a the act of bending or the condition of being bent, esp. of a limb or joint. b a bent part; a curve. 2 Gram. inflection. 3 Math. =
FLEXURE. Derivatives: flexional adj. (in sense 2). flexionless adj. (in sense 2). Etymology: L flexio (as FLEX(1))
flexion
ˈflekʃən n. (US flection) 1 a the act of bending or the
condition of being bent, esp. of a limb or joint. b a bent part; a
curve. 2 Gram. inflection. 3 Math. = FLEXURE. øøflexional adj. (in sense
2). flexionless adj. (in sense 2). [L flexio (as FLEX(1))]
Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of
a joint which gives the distal member a continually
decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; --
distinguished from extension.
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