Flexure

n.	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.	(Zool.) 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. The flexure of a curve (Math.) the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line.

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

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