flexure

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
 * 2) A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
 * 3)  A part of a machine designed to bend in operation.
 * 4)  A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
 * 5)  The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
 * 6)  The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
 * 1)  The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
 * 2)  The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
 * 1)  The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Translations

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Verb

 * 1) To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.