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Added 9 October 2026

flexure

/ˈflɛkʃə(ɹ)/ noun

Latin root: flexura Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flexure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
A part of a machine designed to bend in operation.

verb

To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.

Origin

From Latin flexura. By surface analysis, flex + -ure

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