bending flexure

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• Flexure — Flex ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. [1913 Webster] Will it give place to flexure and low bending? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn; a bend; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flexure — Bending. Also see stiffness under flexure …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• flexure — [flek′shər] n. [L flexura] 1. a bending, curving, or flexing, as of a heavy object under its own weight 2. a bend, curve, or fold flexural adj …   English World dictionary

• flexure — bending deformation, i.e., deformation by increasing curvature …   Mechanics glossary

• Bending — For other uses, see Bending (disambiguation). Flexure redirects here. For joints that bend, see living hinge. For bearings that operate by bending, see flexure bearing. Continuum mechanics …   Wikipedia

• Flexure bearing — A flexure bearing is a bearing which allows motion by bending a load element.A typical flexure bearing is just one part, joining two other parts. For example, a hinge may be made by attaching a long strip of a flexible element to a door and to… …   Wikipedia

• flexure — flexural, adj. /flek sheuhr/, n. 1. the act of flexing or bending. 2. the state of being flexed or bent. 3. the part bent; bend; fold. [1585 95; < L flexura a bending, turning, winding. See FLEX1, URE] * * * …   Universalium

• flexure — n. bowing; bending; bend; act of bending …   English contemporary dictionary

• flexure — n. 1. Bending, curving, incurvating, incurvation. 2. Bend, crook, turn, fold, winding, incurvation, curvature. 3. Curvature, mode of bending, rate of incurvation …   New dictionary of synonyms

• flexure — /ˈflɛkʃə/ (say flekshuh) noun 1. the act of flexing or bending. 2. the state of being flexed or bent. 3. the part bent; a bend; a fold. {Latin flexūra a bending} –flexural, adjective …  

• bending — noun 1. movement that causes the formation of a curve • Syn: ↑bend • Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑motion • Hyponyms: ↑deflection, ↑deflexion, ↑refraction …   Useful english dictionary