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flexure Definition

flex·ure (fleks̸hər)

noun

  1. a bending, curving, or flexing, as of a heavy object under its own weight
  2. a bend, curve, or fold

Etymology: L flexura

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flexure Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • colon: The right kidney may be directly invaded by a tumor in the hepatic flexure of the colon.
  • lithosphere: Flexure of Venusian lithosphere measured from residual topography and gravity.

Converse of object

  • cause: A loop of thin thread only one-sixteenth of a grain in weight caused a temporary flexure.
  • affect: Scabies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any itchy rash affecting the flexures.

Adjective modifier

  • splenic: The colon then goes downhill via a bend called the splenic flexure.
  • hepatic: The lower margin should be visible behind the hepatic flexure, looping down medial to the upper pole of the kidney.
  • differential: This would give rise to differential flexure and expansion of the instrument as its various parts cooled at different rates during the following night.
  • significant: Further, there is significant flexure between GMOS and the PWFSs, thus the PWFSs should not currently be used with GMOS.

Modifies a noun

  • compensation: The default setting, " Follow in X and Y " , currently gives the best flexure compensation for GMOS-N.
  • test: A draft procedure has been written at NPL for the multiple flexure test and a round robin study completed to provide validation data.
  • rig: This includes operating cryogenic and vacuum systems and the flexure rig.
  • method: The multiple flexure method has been used at NPL and elsewhere previously, but is not standardized.
  • site: An arm flexure site was chosen to ensure the maximum potential for product to be transferred onto the pad.

Noun used with modifier

  • instrument: The best strategy for a given observation depends critically on the amount of instrument flexure.
  • elbow: The dermatitis spread to face, neck, scalp, elbow flexures, groins, popliteal skin and feet.
  • arm: An arm flexure site was chosen to ensure the maximum potential for product to be transferred onto the pad.
  • spiral: Spiral flexures - These are flat springs with high radial stiffness allowing maintenance of the close tolerances required for the clearance seals.
  • beam: This theory relates to beam flexure resulting from couples applied to the beam without consideration of the shearing forces.

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