n. [ L. flexura. ] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [ 1913 Webster ]
Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. [ 1913 Webster ]
Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered. British Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line. [ 1913 Webster ]
English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
n. [ L. flexura. ] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [ 1913 Webster ]
Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. [ 1913 Webster ]
Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered. British Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line. [ 1913 Webster ]
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