flexion

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“I bend, curve”) +‎ -tiō, possibly via French. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈflɛk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃən === Noun === flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions) The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. The state of being bent or flexed. Deviation from straightness. (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === flexion f (plural flexions) (grammar) inflection === References === “flexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012