flexure /ˈflɛkʃə(ɹ)/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •The act of bending or flexing; flexion.The gular flutter is characterized by a rapid flutter of the gular region caused by flexure and relaxation of the hyoid apparatus — 2025 •A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered — 1860 •A curve or bend in a tubular organ. •A part of a machine designed to bend in operation. •The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion. •The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. verb1 •To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex. formsflexured · flexuring · flexures
