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Noun flexure has 3 senses
- flexure, flection, flexion - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
--1 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
- fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend - 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"
--2 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
--2 has particulars:
- flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
--3 is a kind of bending
--3 has particulars: flex; dorsiflexion
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