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flexion

/flek-shuhn/US // ˈflɛk ʃən //UK // (ˈflɛkʃən) //

弯曲度,弯曲,弯曲程度,弯曲角度

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. the act of bending a limb.the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
    • : Chiefly British. flection.

Examples

  • And to this they gave the body to be a vehicle, and the members to be instruments, having the power of flexion and extension.

  • From this mother dialect our English differs less in respect of etymology, than of syntax, idiom, and flexion.

  • Pure steel in utmost flexion breaks into pieces without warning; so with this man now.

  • Dorsal flexion is checked by the flexor tendons and dorsal ligaments.

  • This is brought about by flexion of the elbow and carpal joints.