flexion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, possibly via French.

noun

  1. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
  2. The state of being bent or flexed.
  3. Deviation from straightness.
  4. (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

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