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flection

flection is the alternative spelling of flexion.

Meaning of flexion

Noun

flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)

  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
  2. The state of being bent or flexed.
  3. Deviation from straightness.
  4. (dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

Forms of flection

pluralflections

Origin of flection

An alteration of flexion, from Latin.

Words formed from flection

Questions about flection

What is flection the alternative spelling of?
Flection is the alternative spelling of flexion.

Words near flection in the dictionary

  1. flecks
  2. flecky
  3. flecnodal
  4. flecnode
  5. flecnodes
  6. flection
  7. flectional
  8. flectionless
  9. flections
  10. flectopodia
  11. flectopodium

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