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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
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
fold — [n] double thickness bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog’s ear*, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife edge*, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication,… … New thesaurus
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
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
Fold — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fold >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fold fold plicature plait ply crease Sgm: N 1 tuck tuck gather Sgm: N 1 flexion flexion flexure joint elbow … English dictionary for students
fold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English falod; akin to Old Saxon faled enclosure Date: before 12th century 1. an enclosure for sheep 2. a. a flock of sheep b. a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flexure — noun Date: 1592 1. the quality or state of being flexed ; flexion 2. turn, bend, fold … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — 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
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