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deflexure

deflexure noun: a bending or turning aside; deflection.

Noun

deflexure (plural deflexures)

  1. A bending or turning aside; deflection.
    • Deflexure (deflexura) bowing or bending1674, Thomaus Blount, Glossographia

Forms of deflexure

pluraldeflexures

Origin of deflexure

From Latin deflectere, deflexum. See deflect.

Questions about deflexure

What does deflexure mean?
Deflexure means a bending or turning aside; deflection.
What part of speech is deflexure?
Deflexure is a noun.
What is the plural of deflexure?
The plural of deflexure is deflexures.

Words near deflexure in the dictionary

  1. deflexibilizing
  2. deflexing
  3. deflexion
  4. deflexional
  5. deflexions
  6. deflexure
  7. deflexures
  8. defloat
  9. defloated
  10. defloating
  11. defloats

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