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  • 1. flexure
  • 2. flexure
  • 3. flexure
  • Flexure in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. flexure
  • 2. flexure
  • 3. flexure
  • Flexure in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. flexure

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

Synonyms

  • dorsiflexion
  • flexion
  • flex

Antonyms

  • uncross
  • unfold
  • stay
  • open

2. flexure

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

Synonyms

  • flexion
  • physiological condition
  • physiological state
  • flection

Antonyms

  • disentangle
  • unsnarl
  • unweave
  • untwist

3. flexure

noun. an angular or rounded shape made by folding.

Synonyms

  • plication
  • bend
  • crimp
  • angularity
  • pleat
  • crease
  • twist
  • plait
  • pucker
  • ruck
  • kink
  • twirl
  • angular shape

Antonyms

  • straighten
  • unbend
  • straight line
  • stand still

Sentences with flexure


1. Noun, singular or mass
Polyethylene costs more than polypropylene to make and comes in second behind polypropylene as a material choice for living hinges, a type of flexure hinge made from the same material as the rigid pieces it binds together.

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