flexure

n. 屈曲, 折褶, 弯曲部分 [化] 挠曲

发音

其它 /ˈflɛkʃə(ɹ)/

词形变化

flexures 复数 flexures flexured flexures 三单 flexuring flexuring 现在分词 flexured 过去式 flexured 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of bending or flexing; flexion.

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  2. 2.

    A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.

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  3. 3.

    A part of a machine designed to bend in operation.

    可数 不可数 工程
  4. 4.

    A curve or bend in a tubular organ.

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  5. 5.

    The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.

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  6. 6.

    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.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

bend fold crease crimp flexion flection plication

上位词 2

bending angularity

下位词 10

twist flex twirl plait pucker kink pleat ruck accordion fold dorsiflexion

相关短语

splenic flexure syndrome [医] 脾曲综合征 sigmoid flexure n. 乙状结肠 splenic flexure [医] 结肠左曲 hepatic flexure [医] 结肠右曲

词源

From Latin flexura. By surface analysis, flex + -ure

来源：wiktionary