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FLEXION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

Synonyms:

flexion; flexure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

bending (the act of bending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flexion"):

flex (the act of flexing)

dorsiflexion (the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part))

Antonym:

extension (act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deviation from a straight or normal course

Synonyms:

flection; flexion; inflection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

departure; deviation; difference; divergence (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of being flexed (as of a joint)

Synonyms:

flection; flexion; flexure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

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