flexion
/ˈflɛk.ʃən/
flexion noun: the act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
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.
- The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
flexion meaning in Tamil
flexion in Tamil
- இணைப்புகளில் மடங்கும் உடற்பகுதி, வளைவு, மடக்கம், மடக்கல், மடித்தல்
Examples of flexion in a sentence
- The location of this engagement depends on the degree of flexion of the knee while subluxating.
- This test should then be repeated at 30° of knee flexion.
- The mean arc of active flexion after flexorplasty was 95 degrees.
Forms of flexion
| plural | flexions |
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Origin of flexion
Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.
Words formed from flexion
Words that rhyme with flexion
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
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- direction
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about flexion
- What does flexion mean?
- Flexion means the act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- What is flexion in Tamil?
- Flexion in Tamil is இணைப்புகளில் மடங்கும் உடற்பகுதி, வளைவு, மடக்கம். See Flexion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is flexion?
- Flexion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce flexion?
- Flexion is pronounced /ˈflɛk.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flexion?
- The plural of flexion is flexions.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flexion (page history and authors); flexion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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