flexure
7 synonyms for flexure, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act or process of bending something.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Latin flexura; by surface analysis it can be broken down as flex and -ure.
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