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flexure

[flek-sher] / ˈflɛk ʃər /
NOUN
angle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corner edge intersection slant twist
STRONG
V Y bend crook crotch cusp decline divergence dogleg elbow flare flection fork incline knee nook notch obliquity point turn turning
NOUN
bend
Synonyms
STRONG
angle arc bending bow corner crook curvature deflection deviation flection hook lean loop round sag shift tack tilt turn twist yaw zigzag
WEAK
curvation
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
WEAK
line
NOUN
bow
Synonyms
STRONG
angle arc arch bend curvature curve flection inclination round turn
WEAK
curvation nod
Antonyms
STRONG
line
WEAK
straighten
NOUN
curvature
Synonyms
STRONG
arc arch bend bow curve deflection incurvation round shape
WEAK
arching curving curvity
Antonyms
STRONG
line
NOUN
curve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc arch contour loop trajectory
STRONG
ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe hyperbola incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl
WEAK
curvation rondure
Antonyms
WEAK
line
NOUN
fold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pleat
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait plica plication ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche
Antonyms
STRONG
line
NOUN
genuflection
Synonyms
STRONG
angle arc arch bend bending bob curtsy curvature curve flection inclination kowtow nod obeisance round salaam turn turning
WEAK
curvation
Antonyms
STRONG
line
NOUN
plica
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait pleat plication ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
crumple dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche rumple
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness
NOUN
plication
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle flection furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait pleat plica ply pucker ridge ruck ruffle shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
crumple dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche rumple
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness
NOUN
rimple
Synonyms
WEAK
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle crumple dog's ear flection furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait pleat plica plication plicature ply pucker ridge rivel ruche ruck ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
NOUN
ruck
Synonyms
STRONG
bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle crumple double flection furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait pleat plica plication ply pucker ridge ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle
WEAK
dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche
Antonyms
STRONG
line smoothness
NOUN
turn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angle change corner curve departure direction reversal round shift spin spiral swing trend twist wind
STRONG
about-face bend bias bow branch circle circuit circulation circumvolution cycle detour deviation drift flection fork gyration gyre heading hook pirouette pivot quirk retroversion reverse reversion roll rotation tack tendency turnabout turning twisting wheel whirl winding yaw
WEAK
changeabout right-about
Antonyms
WEAK
failure inability miss stagnation

Example Sentences

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The new spring, or "flexure," is designed to get the most work out of any attached muscle tissues.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

The flexure they ultimately designed is 1/100 the stiffness of muscle tissue itself.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

She and Culpepper teamed up to design a flexure specifically tailored with a configuration and stiffness to enable muscle tissue to naturally contract and maximally stretch the spring.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Raman and her colleagues report the details of the new flexure design in a paper appearing in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Suppose, then, that its shaft, bearings, and foundation be capable of resisting 100 lbs. without sensible flexure, but that sensible flexure of those parts will occur under any pressure over 100 lbs.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua