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Antonyms for flexure

Grammar : Noun
Spell : flek-sher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɛk ʃər

Definition of flexure

  • As in turn : noun revolution, curving
  • As in bend : noun curve
  • As in bow : noun bend from waist
  • As in genuflection : noun bow
  • As in plica : noun fold
  • As in plication : noun fold
  • As in rimple : noun fold
  • As in ruck : noun fold
  • As in curvature : noun rounded part of thing, usually body part
  • As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object
  • As in fold : noun double thickness
  • As in angle : noun shape formed by two lines meeting at a point
Example sentences :
  • If these shift when the points of support of the lens are shifted, flexure may be suspected.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • It is this flexure which causes the change in the position of the larva.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • Their courses run somewhat independently of the lines of flexure.
  • Extract from : « Finger Prints » by Francis Galton
  • The defect is most serious where wood is subjected to flexure, as in beams.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
  • The flexure and sinking of the crust are undeniable realities.
  • Extract from : « The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays » by J. (John) Joly
  • The upper apparent constriction however seems merely to indicate the line of flexure of the upper part of the cell upon the lower.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • The flexure of the floor of the brain is however quite as considerable in the Teleostei as in other types.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • On the fourth day the flexure is still greater than on the third, but on the fifth and succeeding days it becomes less obvious.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • The amount of this flexure varies somewhat in different forms.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • This theory eliminated the flexure of the support and the curvature of the knives from the reduction of observations.
  • Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous

Synonyms for flexure

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