bending movement

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

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• elbow-bending —    drinking intoxicants    Usually to excess, from the movement of the glass to the lips:     Afrazi was a major leaguer at elbowbending. (M. Thomas, 1980)    An elbow bender is a drunkard. See also bend …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Flexion — The process of bending or the state of being bent. Flexion of the fingers results in a clenched fist. * * * 1. The act of flexing or bending, e.g., bending of a joint so as to approximate the parts it connects; bending of the spine so that the… …   Medical dictionary

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• flexion — noun Etymology: Latin flexion , flexio, from flectere Date: 1615 1. the act of flexing or bending 2. a part bent ; bend 3. inflection 3 4. a. a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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