flexion

Nouns

  • (n) the state of being flexed (as of a joint) flection, flexure,
  • (n) deviation from a straight or normal course flection, inflection,
  • (n) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased flexure,

Synonyms

flection flexure inflection

Antonyms

extension

Words of close approximity

flexile