flection
Americannoun
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the act of bending.
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the state of being bent.
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a bend; bent part.
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Anatomy. flexion.
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Grammar. inflection.
noun
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the act of bending or the state of being bent
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something bent; bend
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grammar a less common word for inflection
Other Word Forms
- flectional adjective
- flectionless adjective
Etymology
Origin of flection
< Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō ) a bending, turning, change. See flex 1, -ion
Example Sentences
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By the time the ceremony arrived, I knew every word and flection of that speech, which I had printed out in 16-point font, 1.5-spaced.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2017
The same occurred in the plural of many nouns, where a consonant was lost before the s of the flection; thus singular coc with short vowel, plural cos with long.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
Yet French led not Inglish into' dhe dissolucion ov x into' ct, in flexion, reflexion; hwich dhe former nevver violated into' flection, reflection, or dhe like.
From A Minniature ov Inglish Orthoggraphy by Elphinston, James
The movements of flection are direct, those of rotation, circular, those of abduction, oblique.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
It exhibits, also, something of that new growth which was to compensate for the loss of flection.
From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John
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