"flexion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɛk.ʃən/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flexion.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flexions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flexiō, possibly via French. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|flexio|flexiō||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin flexiō, {{bor+|en|la|flexio|flexiō}} Borrowed from Latin flexiō, {{bor|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)
  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flexion-en-noun-0moTXqXr
  2. The state of being bent or flexed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The state of being bent): прегъване (pregǎvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-flexion-en-noun-YUQKQp7M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 70 8 15 Disambiguation of 'The state of being bent': 2 95 1 2
  3. Deviation from straightness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Deviation from straightness): извивка (izvivka) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-flexion-en-noun-zLnFjQRs Disambiguation of 'Deviation from straightness': 0 1 96 3
  4. (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-flexion-en-noun-kBQobzqn Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [French]

IPA: /flɛk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-flexion.wav Forms: flexions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|flexio|flexiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin flexiōnem, {{bor+|fr|la|flexio|flexiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} flexion f (plural flexions)
  1. (grammar) inflection Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-flexion-fr-noun-07rib35b Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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