flection
/ˈflɛkʃən/
noun
- The act of bending or the state of being bent, especially of a joint or limb.
- He felt a sharp pain during the flection of his elbow.
- Regular stretching improves the flection of your spine.
- The physical therapist measured the flection of her knee after surgery.
- A bend or curve in something.
- The road had a sharp flection just past the bridge.
- The river's flection created a small, calm pool.
- There was a noticeable flection in the metal rod where it had been hit.
- In grammar, a change in the form of a word (such as a verb ending or noun plural) to express a grammatical function; same as inflection.
- In English, the flection of a verb often adds -ed for the past tense.
- The flection of adjectives for comparison uses -er and -est.
- Students studied the flection of nouns to show possession.
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