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FLECTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flection mean?
• FLECTION (noun)
The noun FLECTION has 2 senses:
1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
2. deviation from a straight or normal course
Familiarity information: FLECTION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("flection" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Deviation from a straight or normal course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
flection; flexion; inflection
Hypernyms ("flection" is a kind of...):
departure; deviation; difference; divergence (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm)
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