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Webster 1913 Edition

Flexion

Flex′ion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flexion

FLEX'ION

,
Noun.
[L. flexio.]
1.
The act of bending.
2.
A bending; a part bent; a fold.
3.
A turn; a cast; as a flexion of the eye.

Definition 2024

flexión

flexión

See also: flexion and Flexion

Galician

Noun

flexión f ‎(plural flexións)

  1. flexion, bending
  2. (grammar) inflection, modification of a word's form

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

Noun

flexión f ‎(plural flexiones)

  1. inflection (a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)
  2. (weightlifting) curl; exercise performed by flexing a joint on the exertion.
  3. push-up

Etymology

From Latin flexiō.

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