"deflex" meaning in English

See deflex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Verb

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "deflexed",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
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        "To bend down."
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        "(zoology, botany) To bend down."
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        "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."
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        [
          "bow",
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        ],
        [
          "arm",
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        ],
        [
          "curve",
          "curve"
        ],
        [
          "curl",
          "curl"
        ],
        [
          "archer",
          "archer"
        ],
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          "unstrung",
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        ]
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        "(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."
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        "of a bow"
      ],
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      ],
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        "To bend down."
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        "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."
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        "of a bow"
      ],
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