deflection/flexure

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• deflection — Synonyms and related words: L, S curve, aberration, angle, apex, atmospheric attenuation, bend, bending, bifurcation, bight, blind spots, bow, bowing, cant, chevron, circuitousness, clutter, coin, conflexure, corner, crank, crook, crosswiseness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• flexure — Synonyms and related words: S curve, angle, angularity, angularness, bend, bending, bow, bowing, conflexure, crease, creasing, crimp, crookedness, deflection, deflexure, diffraction, diffusion, dispersion, distortion, dog ear, double, doubling,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cephalic flexure — Forward or even upward deflection of anterior sterna of some decapods [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): Foward, or sometimes upward, deflection of anterior sterna [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On underside of cephalothorax,… …   Crustacea glossary

• cephalic flexure — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, forward, or occasionally upward, deflection of the anterior sterna …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• curvature — [n] rounded part of thing, usually body part arc, arch, arching, bend, bow, curve, curving, curvity, deflection, flexure, incurvation, round, shape; concepts 754,757 …   New thesaurus

• 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

• Structural engineering — is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a speciality within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right. [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Sedimentary basin — The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation. As the sediments are buried, they are subjected to increasing pressure and begin the process of lithification …   Wikipedia

• Foreland basin — basins, where accommodation space is generated by lithospheric extension. Types of Foreland BasinForeland basins can be divided into two categories: * Peripheral (Pro) foreland basins, which occur on the plate that is subducted or underthrust… …   Wikipedia

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

• curvature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Curving Nouns 1. curvature, curving, curvity, curvation; incurvity, incurvation; flexure, crook, hook, bend[ing]; deflection, inflection; arcuation, devexity, turn; recurvity, recurvation; rotundity;… …   English dictionary for students