Flexure

Origin

Latin flexura.

Full definition of flexure

Noun

1. The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
• British Quarterly ReviewVarying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered.
3. (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
4. (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
5. (astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Related terms

• flex
• flexural
• flexion