Definitions for flexure

Overview of noun flexure

The noun flexure has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. flexure, flection, flexion

(the state of being flexed (as of a joint))

2. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend

(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")

3. flexion, flexure

(act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased)