"deflex" meaning in All languages combined

See deflex on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deflex (not comparable)
  1. (archery, of a bow) Having the arms curved or curled at the base so as to turn towards the archer when unstrung, reducing the strain on the limbs and also the energy stored by the weapon. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archery
    Sense id: en-deflex-en-adj-FlUgGEao Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Verb [English]

Forms: deflexes [present, singular, third-person], deflexing [participle, present], deflexed [participle, past], deflexed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} deflex (third-person singular simple present deflexes, present participle deflexing, simple past and past participle deflexed)
  1. (zoology, botany) To bend down. Categories (topical): Botany, Zoology
    Sense id: en-deflex-en-verb-TzfdWETM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 78 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for deflex meaning in All languages combined (2.7kB)

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