flexure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
    flection; flexion.
  2. noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    plication; crease; fold; bend; crimp.
    • 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. noun act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
    flexion.

WordNet

Flex"ure noun
Etymology
L. flexura.
Definitions
  1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
    Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak.
  2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
    Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered. British Quart. Rev.
  3. (Zoöl.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
  4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Webster 1913