flexure

== English == === Etymology === From Latin flexura. By surface analysis, flex +‎ -ure === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛkʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈflɛksjʊə(ɹ)/ === Noun === flexure (countable and uncountable, plural flexures) The act of bending or flexing; flexion. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. (engineering) A part of a machine designed to bend in operation. (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ. (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== flex flexural flexion ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flexure (third-person singular simple present flexures, present participle flexuring, simple past and past participle flexured) To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex. === References === The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000). == French == === Noun === flexure f (plural flexures) (geology) flexure === Further reading === “flexure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Participle === flexūre vocative masculine singular of flexūrus