Sekirov Dictionary

downflex

noun 2
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

•
Something that has been forced to curve downward.
- The southern end of the Rockies plunges gradually along its sharp frontal downflex and passes into the Anton Chico monocline. — 1972
•
Something that can bend in a downward direction.
- Dinosaurs, as well as growing taller, developed a more pronounced downflex to lower their heads closer to the ground for better cropping techniques. — 1991

verb2

To force downward without breaking.
•
To bend or stretch downward.
- The continent edge would downflex as the ocean floor is loaded by a continental-rise prism. — 1967

adjective1

•
Showing flexibility in a downward direction.
- There is no downward flexibility in expenditure and credit levels. But outputs and supplies are downflex. — 1974

forms

downflexed · downflexing · downflexes

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