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单词 flection
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flection

[ flek-shuhn ]
/ ˈflɛk ʃən /
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noun

the act of bending.
the state of being bent.
a bend; bent part.
Anatomy. flexion.
Grammar. inflection (def. 2).
Also especially British, flex·ion (for defs. 1-3) .

Origin of flection

<Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō) a bending, turning, change. See flex1, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM flection

flec·tion·al, adjectiveflec·tion·less, adjective

Words nearby flection

flèche, flèches d'amour, fléchette, fleck, Flecker, flection, fled, Fledermaus, Die, fledge, fledged, fledgling
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Example sentences from the Web for flection

  • It exhibits, also, something of that new growth which was to compensate for the loss of flection.

    Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle

British Dictionary definitions for flection

flection
/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /

noun

the act of bending or the state of being bent
something bent; bend
grammar a less common word for inflection
See also flexion

Derived forms of flection

flectional, adjectiveflectionless, adjective

Word Origin for flection

C17: from Latin flexiō a bending, from flectere to curve, bow
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