different between deflection vs flexure

English

Alternative forms

• deflexion (British)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??fl?k??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??fl?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

1. The act of deflecting or something deflected.
   • 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter

     The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.

2. The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin flexura.

Noun

flexure (countable and uncountable, plural flexures)

1. The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
   • British Quarterly Review

     varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered

3. (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
4. (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
5. (astronomy) 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.

Related terms

• flex
• flexural
• flexion

Translations

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000).

Latin

Participle

flex?re

1. vocative masculine singular of flex?rus